Teachers’ union protests against state history book in South Korea

Unionized teachers called for the government to scrap publishing a state-authored history textbook, Friday, demanding that Education Minister Lee Joon-sik resign to take responsibility for the issue. The Korea Teachers and Education Workers’ Union (KTU) denounced the Park Geun-hye administration for pushing ahead with the textbook plan despite growing opposition, especially amid the influence-peddling scandal involving…