Growing student interest in apprenticeships stands out at this year’s Higher OptionsThousands of students get chance to quiz colleges in person about study optionsThu Sept 19 2019 - 18:27
Google defends online safety role after fine over children’s privacyGoogle chief visits Dublin to announce €1 million grant for charity BarnardosWed Sept 18 2019 - 19:22
Almost 3,000 Leaving Cert results upgraded in record yearHundreds of students set to receive higher CAO offers following successful appealsWed Sept 18 2019 - 06:00
Government gives €5m in emergency funding to keep IT Tralee afloatMoney needed to ensure ‘stability’ of third-level institution with 2,800 studentsWed Sept 18 2019 - 02:58
Changes in world of work are ‘destabilising and dangerous’International Labour Organisation director general warns of growing inequalityWed Sept 18 2019 - 00:09
Government urged to reverse cuts in third level fundingStudent numbers set to grow by 40,000 over coming decade, Oireachtas committee toldTue Sept 17 2019 - 19:51
Archbishop shocked that food banks used by some schoolsDiarmuid Martin warns Irish education system remains ‘marked by inequality’Tue Sept 17 2019 - 19:30
Catholic school backs ‘homework pass’ for attending religious eventAtheist parent alleges son discriminated against for not attending Communion choirTue Sept 17 2019 - 03:45
Parents finding it ‘impossible’ to opt children out of religion educationConstitution gives parents a right to withdraw their child from religion classesTue Sept 17 2019 - 00:41
20 ‘inspirational’ teachers shortlisted for new national awardNew initiative aims to recognise contribution of the teaching profession to societyMon Sept 16 2019 - 18:55
Review to begin into fast-track school building programmeAcademics to examine use of ‘design and build’ construction model abroadMon Sept 16 2019 - 02:29
Schools ‘misusing’ special needs teachers, say parentsDepartment investigates more than 50 cases of ‘potentially inappropriate’ use of resourcesMon Sept 16 2019 - 02:04
Mandatory purchase of iPads for school ‘forcing’ parents into debtNo financial support towards €800 cost of devices, Oireachtas committee hearsThu Sept 12 2019 - 17:01
Parents welcome change of patron for two Dublin secondary schoolsEducate Together in new partnership to run schools in Cabra and CrumlinWed Sept 11 2019 - 21:02
Most secondary school girls face ‘confidence gap’ over science, technology and mathsSurvey shows many feel there are easier ways to get CAO points than studying StemWed Sept 11 2019 - 20:12
Trinity College Dublin drops 44 places in world university rankingsSharp decline in Times Higher Education rankings sparks call for urgent State fundingWed Sept 11 2019 - 19:04
Irish universities tread water while rivals make wavesSteady performance no longer good enough in competitive world of global educationWed Sept 11 2019 - 19:00
No figures on shortage of special needs school places, says McHughLack of official engagement a central challenge for families, says charityTue Sept 10 2019 - 18:08
Schools which fail to consult parents may be ‘named and shamed’Law to set up ‘customer service charter’ may not, however, commence for another two yearsTue Sept 10 2019 - 14:48
Young people in Ireland among world’s most educatedOECD report shows Irish degree-holders earn signifant wage premiumTue Sept 10 2019 - 12:25
Legal threat over Leaving Cert appeals in south Dublin schoolsParents of pupils say their marks were unfairly reducedTue Sept 10 2019 - 02:04
Barnardos warns of record demand among vulnerable childrenChildren’s charity says waiting lists are the result of 16% increase in demand for supportsTue Sept 10 2019 - 00:00
More than 7,000 unqualified staff employed to plug teaching gapsSchool management bodies say there are growing difficulties recruiting teachersMon Sept 09 2019 - 03:00
Islamic body seeks to become patron of new school in west DublinVarious patron body bids to run six new secondary schools to be voted on by parentsMon Sept 09 2019 - 00:07
McHugh says use of reduced timetables for vulnerable pupils is ‘unacceptable’Minister stops short of taking new steps to monitor or restrict the practiceThu Sept 05 2019 - 17:23
‘My son is in third class but finishes at the same time as junior infants’Scott Saunders is on a reduced timetable due to the lack of an appropriate school placeThu Sept 05 2019 - 02:52
Without training, ‘there’s a lack of understanding’ of children’s needsKaiden Cunningham was placed on reduced hours at school before being expelledThu Sept 05 2019 - 02:04
Short school days: A quiet, hidden practiceThe practice, involving families with little voice, is almost certainly illegal in most casesThu Sept 05 2019 - 01:00
Schools ‘illegally’ imposing short school days on vulnerable childrenOne in four children with disabilities and behaviour issues are on curbed timetablesThu Sept 05 2019 - 00:42
Row over move to designate new schools as GaelscoileannaIrish language groups welcome move but Educate Together says parents’ choice will be ‘restricted’Wed Sept 04 2019 - 01:00
‘Obsession’ with third level means further education bypassedIncoming Solas chief hopes to include vocational ‘taster’ courses in secondary schoolsMon Sept 02 2019 - 02:24
Protest over ‘postcode inequality’ in accessing multidenominational schoolsParents in Dublin 8 and 12 say they will be unable to access school on their doorstepFri Aug 30 2019 - 20:24
Irish exemptions to be made available in ‘exceptional circumstances’New directive for pupils receives mixed response from education groupsFri Aug 30 2019 - 18:10
State to invest nearly €100m in five third-level building projectsHigher-education construction schemes to generate 14,000 more places when completeFri Aug 30 2019 - 09:00
Surge in Leaving Cert students appealing gradesNumber hits record high amid greater awareness and online access to exam scriptsFri Aug 30 2019 - 06:00
Traffic congestion outside schools poses ‘incredibly dangerous’ risks to childrenRoad Safety Authority distributes free high-visibility vests to children starting schoolWed Aug 28 2019 - 18:52
First day of school: Parents’ fight tears as junior infants breeze into classAnxious parents linger outside the classroom for a last glimpse of their loved onesWed Aug 28 2019 - 18:43
Teachers’ union to ballot for industrial action over two-tier payTUI to renew mandate for potential strike action as INTO warns members are losing patienceWed Aug 28 2019 - 13:20
Not going to school next week: ‘Our children are slipping through the cracks’No Child 2020: Hundreds of children with special needs are without school placesSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Hundreds of children with autism, special needs without appropriate school placesTotal of 384 children are in receipt of home tuition grants, latest figures showSat Aug 24 2019 - 01:02
Irish exemptions: Will changes spell the end of compulsory Irish?The heated debate on mandatory Irish in the classroom was rekindled this weekSat Aug 17 2019 - 00:00
Competition for college courses reaching ‘alarming levels’UCD students union president says development `incredibly concerning'Fri Aug 16 2019 - 19:06
CAO 2019: Points jump for science, technology and engineeringCompetition for high-points courses see first degree exceed 600 pointsThu Aug 15 2019 - 17:05
Girls outperform boys in most Leaving Cert subjects at higher levelBoys fare better in maths, applied maths and chemistry, both at higher and ordinary levelThu Aug 15 2019 - 06:00
Leaving Cert results withheld for 71 students over cheating fearsStudents warned over risks of bringing smartwatches and phones into exam hallsWed Aug 14 2019 - 16:54
Will CAO points for my course go up or down? Here’s our best guessLatest data on first preferences shows where demand is up and down this yearWed Aug 14 2019 - 12:15
Families who cannot afford university should consider ‘regional options’ - MinisterJoe McHugh admits he was very disappointed with his own Leaving Cert results years agoTue Aug 13 2019 - 18:19
‘I’m still in shock’: Five Leaving Cert students get eight H1sFour boys and one girl from around country secure the maximum gradesTue Aug 13 2019 - 18:06
Leaving Cert 2019: Students secure record total of CAO pointsMore students sitting higher-level subjects but concern for 3,700 failing mathsTue Aug 13 2019 - 06:10
Mixed reaction to plans to relax school exemptions for studying IrishIrish language group warns measure could be a ‘back door’ to making subject optionalMon Aug 12 2019 - 21:16
