Rewards for reporting illegal hagwon operations jump tenfold to W2m

People who report unregistered private academies or illegal tutoring services in South Korea can now receive rewards of up to 2 million won ($1,347), the Education Ministry said Thursday. The maximum reward for reporting a hagwon operating without registration or notification has increased tenfold from 200,000 won to 2 million won under revised enforcement rules for the law governing private academies and extracurricular tutoring. Rewards for other violations have also risen. Reports of academie

By The Korea Herald