FF calls on Minister to withdraw ‘threat’ over junior cycle examUp to 40,000 students to lose 10% in English exam if they cannot take part in assessmentsWed Oct 05 2016 - 11:05
Sharp differences in children’s cultural engagement among social classesChildren from middle-class families spend less time watching TV than those from less well-off backgroundsWed Oct 05 2016 - 09:40
No extra marks for junior cycle students in ASTI disputeUp to 40,000 to lose 10% in English exam if they cannot take part in assessmentsTue Oct 04 2016 - 01:00
Parents queue overnight to secure children places at Dublin schoolClonturk Community College Educate Together facility oversubscribed within hoursMon Oct 03 2016 - 16:03
Bruton: Junior cycle students to lose 10% unless reforms acceptedSecond level teacher union tells members it is doubtful authorities will allow English exam lossThu Sept 29 2016 - 14:19
Smartphone use can hinder children’s reading skillsParents have big impact with overuse of computer games linked to poorer performanceThu Sept 29 2016 - 01:00
Pupils’ attitude to school plays big role in performance, study findsPoor reading skills linked to schools with higher number of non-native English speakersThu Sept 29 2016 - 01:00
More focus needed on maths in primary school, study findsReport recommends greater emphasis on teaching children problem-solvingThu Sept 29 2016 - 01:00
Three fishermen rescued off west Cork coastCourtmacsherry RNLI lifeboat comes to the aid of men on board sinking vesselMon Sept 26 2016 - 22:00
South Dublin homeowners will not face property tax hikeCork County Council votes to keep tax at national rate to ‘protect public services’Mon Sept 26 2016 - 19:40
Study raises questions over quality of Leaving Cert learningTCD research: Key skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving ‘starkly absent’Mon Sept 26 2016 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in: university rankingsTrinity’s slip from the top 200 is blamed on a data error. Does that make it a dunce?Sat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00
Unfit teens in Irish schools show risk of heart disease typically seen in people aged 55-60New research reveals ‘frightening’ findings over health of sedentary schoolchildrenThu Sept 22 2016 - 22:52
Can our top universities' reputation survive another fall in global rankings?Almost a decade of spending cuts and falling staff numbers seem to be taking their tollThu Sept 22 2016 - 01:00
Whoops: Data blunder sees TCD fall out of global rankingsTrinity College Dublin omitted from scale due to blunder over incorrect dataWed Sept 21 2016 - 21:00
Ireland will suffer if universities drop in rankings, MEP saysFine Gael’s Brian Hayes issues warning ahead of new Times Higher Education listTue Sept 20 2016 - 19:43
CAO offers: Sharp points rise for courses linked to recoveryEngineering, architecture, construction and business up as arts falls to new lowMon Aug 22 2016 - 06:19
Number of high points courses reaches record highMore evidence of institutions inflating CAO points by putting on niche coursesMon Aug 22 2016 - 06:00
Leaving Cert: Girls outperform boys in vast majority of subjectsMaths one of just six subjects at higher level where boys perform betterFri Aug 19 2016 - 05:00
Bruton to take ‘hard look’ at Leaving Cert maths curriculumMinister concerned at ordinary level failure rate and says need for change will be assessedWed Aug 17 2016 - 19:27
Leaving Cert: More than 4,000 pupils fail mathsOver 55,000 students will today receive their resultsWed Aug 17 2016 - 06:00
Higher failure rate in Ordinary level Maths cause for concernLeaving Cert 2016 results will be closely analysed by students, politicians, teachers and industry figuresWed Aug 17 2016 - 06:00
Increase in college courses requiring more than 500 pointsLeaving Cert results: Points increases likely for construction, science, tech and businessTue Aug 16 2016 - 01:00
Record college application numbers driving likely points riseScale of demand clear as tens of thousands of Leaving Cert students set for exam resultsTue Aug 16 2016 - 01:00
Colleges criticised for using small-intake courses to drive up CAO pointsSome ‘niche’ courses offer just 10 placesMon Aug 15 2016 - 01:05
More subjects may get bonus CAO pointsConcern mounts that additional points for higher-level maths is distorting choiceMon Aug 15 2016 - 01:00
Third-level students want flexibility and choiceMaynooth University and UCD have benefitted by providing students with broader entry routesMon Aug 15 2016 - 01:00
Proposed private school to teach alternative to Leaving CertInternational baccalaureate would be taught to children of multinational executivesFri Aug 12 2016 - 01:00
Critics claim Leaving Cert is past its sell-by dateHow does the international baccalaureate compare to Ireland’s traditional State exam?Fri Aug 12 2016 - 01:00
‘I don’t want to uproot my kids just to get a secondary school place’Elizabeth Bartholomew says a shortage of school places in Kildare is very worryingTue Aug 09 2016 - 01:01
How a baby boom is placing pressure on the education systemDemand for school places has shot up in recent years as the population surgesTue Aug 09 2016 - 01:00
Schools may close if teachers’ demands not metASTI chief warns closures loom in September in escalating dispute over pay and conditionsTue Aug 09 2016 - 01:00
Restoring postgraduate grants ‘absolutely essential’ says FFLack of support preventing thousands of students from accessing further educationMon Aug 08 2016 - 07:48
Preschools issue warning over free childcare schemeChildcare centres say they are not ready for the extension of the free preschool yearMon Aug 08 2016 - 01:00
Why is it taking so long for 20-somethings to grow up?Young people are eschewing the traditional milestones of adulthood – in favour of relying on their parentsSat Aug 06 2016 - 01:00
Non-union teachers face penalties due to industrial rowOver 1,000 unaffiliated educators to lose pay increments as they work in ASTI schoolsThu Aug 04 2016 - 01:00
Colleges want homeowners to rent out spare rooms to studentsUniversities say the return of digs is the fastest way to tackle accommodation crisisThu Aug 04 2016 - 01:00
State’s infrastructure plans threatened by engineer shortageRepublic is not producing enough graduates in the sector to meet projected demandWed Aug 03 2016 - 01:00
Engineering: ‘Things are really bouncing back’Shauna Hurley (24) was told there would be no jobs but now there is huge demandWed Aug 03 2016 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in ... religion in schoolsThe State’s advisory body on the school curriculum is due to publish advice about time allocations for teaching a range of subjects during the primary school daySat Jul 30 2016 - 06:00
Teacher talks explore restoration of allowancesUnions and Government discuss move as a way of tackling pay inequality in the industryThu Jul 28 2016 - 19:26
New Higher Education Authority board given added business focusMinister Richard Bruton names former head of Royal College of Surgeons as chairmanWed Jul 27 2016 - 19:41
Scouts help asylum-seekers adapt to life in IrelandNew programme is ‘showing the way’ by connecting Irish youth and refugeesWed Jul 27 2016 - 01:00
Mixed response to proposals to reduce religion teaching hoursMost primary schools typically spend up to 2½ hours teaching faith formationTue Jul 26 2016 - 18:47
Schools may have to reduce teaching time for religionMaths, Irish and English to be prioritised under radical new curriculum proposalsTue Jul 26 2016 - 01:00
Schools will be obliged to consult with parents on key decisionsIssues such as uniforms, voluntary contributions likely to be subject of parents charterMon Jul 25 2016 - 20:50
Teachers guilty of misconduct face ban under fitness-to-teachBruton says measures would help the profession to become more open and accountableMon Jul 25 2016 - 01:00
Can parents trust a disciplinary process overseen by teachers?Scotland’s experience suggests both public and profession trust self-regulating systemMon Jul 25 2016 - 01:00
Parents and students may be able to appeal decisions made by schoolsFine Gael TD Jim Daly’s legislation would create body students could appeal toFri Jul 22 2016 - 10:50
Ombudsman could provide overdue voice for studentsMost agree independent appeals system required but no consensus on form it should takeFri Jul 22 2016 - 01:00
