{
  "id": 7333837,
  "title": "Elementary schools press students for fees days after fall semester starts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/elementary-schools-press-students-for-fees-days-after-fall-semester",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T14:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily NK",
    "slug": "daily-nk",
    "url": "https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-schools-collect-fees-new-term/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Elementary schools in Pyongsong, South Pyongan province, began collecting fees from students just days after the fall semester started, charging for a flower basket ceremony on Sept. 9 and for cleaning supplies used to maintain portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. This adds to the financial burden on parents as the school year begins. Similar fee collection was reported in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, shortly after the start of the term, with schools collecting between 7,000 and 10,000 won per student for the flower baskets.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}