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From The Newsroom: Closing Honors Academy; Lessons From Korean Schools

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South Korean students watch YouTube to learn about regional accents. South Korean kids are known for high marks, but also for burnout- the teen suicide rate is one of the world's highest.

Top stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Education in the new year – from charter  rules to what the school system in South Korea can teach us.

Lyndsay Knecht is assistant producer for Think.