Taking ‘killer questions' off Korea's college entrance exam may reduce students' reliance on hagwon, official says A student is seen in the hallway of a hagwon in Seoul. (Newsis) The Ministry of Education has set the goal of reducing household spending on private education by 6.9 percent to 24.2 trillion won ($18.15 billion) this year, from last year's record high of 26 trillion won, according to a plan submitted to the National Assembly.'(The ministry) is currently making efforts to reduce (households') expenses on private education, and such initiatives will be pushed ahead in the latter half of this year and the first half of this year.

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