[NYK] South Korean Scholars Boycott State-Issued Textbook Project

South Korean Scholars Boycott State-Issued Textbook Project

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOCT. 17, 2015, 2:33 A.M. E.D.T.

SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of South Korean scholars have declared they are boycotting the writing of state-issued history textbooks out of concern that that they will teach distorted views on the country's recent past.

Conservative President Park Geun-hye's government plans to require middle and high schools to use textbooks edited by the government after 2017, instead of allowing schools to choose from eight private publishers, as is currently the case.

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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/16/world/asia/ap-as-skorea-history-textbooks-.html