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Thomas Hatch is a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, Co-Director of the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching and the founder of internationalednews.com.

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OPINION: Known for its intense testing pressure, top-performing South Korea dials it back

by Thomas Hatch November 7, 2017March 30, 2020

In a world where education is supposed to drive the economy, is it possible to be overeducated? Some think that’s the case in South Korea. The unemployment rate is comparatively low, at just over 3.5 percent at the end of 2016. But the unemployment rate for those age 15 to 29 was more than double […]

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