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  "id": 9065438,
  "title": "Gov't bans private academies' placement tests for young children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/govt-bans-private-academies-placement-tests-for-young-children-9065438",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T02:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260922/govt-bans-private-academies-placement-tests-for-young-children"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korean government has announced a ban on private academies conducting placement tests for preschoolers, effective October 1st, as part of efforts to curb excessive early childhood private education. This ban, implemented under the revised Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, prohibits all written, oral, practical, and interview evaluations, as well as evaluations that use test scores to grade specific abilities. However, diagnostic assessments through observation or interviews after a child has already enrolled are permitted with parental consent. Violators will face fines ranging from 1 million won for a first offense to 3 million won for subsequent offenses.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Gov't bans private academies' placement tests for young children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/govt-bans-private-academies-placement-tests-for-young-children-9063570",
        "published": "2026-09-22T01:57:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Gov't bans private academies' placement tests for young children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/govt-bans-private-academies-placement-tests-for-young-children",
        "published": "2026-09-22T02:37:02.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}