Go-ahead for 860 new special needs assistantsCabinet to approve plan for bringing total number of school assistants to 12,900Tue Jun 14 2016 - 01:01
New plan aims to tackle educational disadvantageMinister wants to grow the number of schools that benefit from extra supportMon Jun 13 2016 - 20:53
Leaving Cert maths: Most challenging in years – teachers‘Project Maths’ paper contains some surprises for studentsMon Jun 13 2016 - 13:56
Bruton to provide extra help for children in disadvantaged schoolsNew action plan being drawn up by Richard Bruton will include updated Deis schemeMon Jun 13 2016 - 07:26
‘Valid reasons’ for Irish-exempt students to take other languagesDyslexia support group says some children are unfairly branded as cheating the systemMon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00
Philip Cairns: ‘We’re shocked a suspect is being named’Ballyroan Road in Rathfarnham still haunted by disappearance of 13-year-old boySat Jun 11 2016 - 19:06
Leaving Cert: Irish-exempt pupils taking other languagesDepartment of Education excuses pupils from learning Irish on basis of disabilityWed Jun 08 2016 - 01:00
Numbers taking Leaving Cert higher maths climbs to new highSome 35 per cent intend to sit exam which attracts bonus pointsWed Jun 08 2016 - 01:00
Rise in college points likely as more students seek placesMore than 120,000 Junior and Leaving Cert students to begin exams with EnglishTue Jun 07 2016 - 01:00
Bruton plan backs Church to transfer primary patronageGovernment plans to raise number of multi-denominational schools to 400 within 15 yearsMon Jun 06 2016 - 10:31
Patronage debate: Hopes for Community National School modelChurch may transfer patronage of many schools to local education boards under initiativeMon Jun 06 2016 - 01:00
Student loan scheme unlikely as all-party support seen as keyFianna Fáil has reservations over such a move while Sinn Féin fiercely opposedFri Jun 03 2016 - 01:00
Plan to limit school places for children of past pupils to goLabour sought to introduce ‘old school tie’ legislation set aside for past pupils to 10%Thu Jun 02 2016 - 17:11
NUI Galway seeks removal of ‘defamatory’ blog postMicheline Sheehy Skeffington ‘horrified’ at legal action attempting to shut down campaignTue May 31 2016 - 21:43
Secondary schools ‘too academic’ for many teens, says Ruairi QuinnSome would fare better in vocational training, claims former minister for educationTue May 31 2016 - 19:34
UL under pressure to investigate expense claimsReview raised concern over financial irregularities and human resources practicesTue May 31 2016 - 01:00
TUI decision on deal averts all-out war with teachersGovernment’s hand strengthened as ASTI now isolated on issue of Croke Park hoursTue May 31 2016 - 01:00
Watch this space: Four Co Clare students win Nasa prizeSt Flannan’s pupils beat more than 4,000 others in space settlement design contestMon May 30 2016 - 22:21
Teachers Union of Ireland votes in favour of new dealMove set to open significant pay gap among secondary school teachers come autumnMon May 30 2016 - 19:56
Universities and colleges to provide courses for retireesDCU programme seeks to tap into growing market for second careersFri May 27 2016 - 01:00
Gangland killings: ‘The children - God love them - tend to go quiet’Fear and community tensions over murders taking toll on children in Dublin’s inner cityFri May 27 2016 - 01:00
Young scientists get to work at Cork primary schoolPupils aged four and up at Rockboro Primary School test out their new labWed May 25 2016 - 21:39
Schools forcing ‘voluntary contributions’ on parents face scrutinyBruton: No ‘obligatory’ charge and schools to be prohibited from charging enrolment feesWed May 25 2016 - 15:35
Aftercare and homework clubs: a glimpse of the modern school?Schools will be encouraged to make greater out-of-hours use of their facilitiesTue May 24 2016 - 01:00
TUI faction calls on teachers to reject additional hoursDepartment warns rejection could cost teachers €31,000 each over next four yearsMon May 23 2016 - 17:16
Health service needs major overhaul, warns DepartmentReform of primary care is key to tackling ‘unsustainable’ system, says reportMon May 23 2016 - 01:00
Out-of-hours schools plan key to education strategyPlan to use buildings for afterschool care and homework clubs seen as criticalMon May 23 2016 - 01:00
Online maths challenge attracts 30,000 studentsLearnStorm final at Dublin Castle celebrates top performers in free nine-week programmeSun May 22 2016 - 18:17
Department ‘confident’ it can deduct ASTI payDepartment of Education payroll does not take into account union membershipSat May 21 2016 - 01:00
Croke Park hours a ‘detention for teachers’, says ASTIAssociation members voted to stop working 33 hours generally used for school and parent meetingsFri May 20 2016 - 11:27
Government faces rows with teachers, doctors and nursesASTI votes to stop working additional hours as HSE moves to suspend recruitmentFri May 20 2016 - 01:00
Bruton warned schools will be obliged to close over cutbacksCivil servants briefing says inadequacy of school capitation funding now ‘critical issue’Fri May 20 2016 - 01:00
Teachers go to war over Croke Park hoursAnalysis: ASTI vote is first grenade in what promises to be a long and disruptive battleFri May 20 2016 - 01:00
School closures loom after teachers vote against pay dealDecision by ASTI may lead to pay cuts and school closuresThu May 19 2016 - 16:40
Keep 10% of Catholic school places for unbaptised, says groupControversy over access is an issue in schools without enough places to meet demandThu May 19 2016 - 16:05
Five Leaving Cert students suspended over water fightThe pupils at fee-paying High School in south Dublin are due to sit exams in two weeksThu May 19 2016 - 10:45
Schools may be forced to close due to reduced fundingMinister for Education’s briefing papers claim schools may not be able to meet costsThu May 19 2016 - 01:00
Students struggle to get J1 Visas after paying up to €800Complaints over slow processing of work permits after 57 students pay €799 up frontWed May 18 2016 - 19:04
Education chief cautions on religion teaching in schoolsDepartment of Education mandarin notes legal obligation for community schoolsWed May 18 2016 - 18:40
Report shows use of zero-hour contracts by universitiesReport finds up to two-thirds of third-level teachers not in full-time or permanent jobsWed May 18 2016 - 13:16
University of Limerick drops legal action over expenses claimsUL had threatened defamation action against Limerick Leader newspaper over reportWed May 18 2016 - 01:00
Gender quotas for senior posts to be introduced at NUI GalwayMove may have significant implications for other colleges and public sector employersTue May 17 2016 - 19:44
Dublin early intervention trial ‘dramatically’ improves children’s IQStudy shows young people less likely to be overweight and had fewer behavioural problemsTue May 17 2016 - 12:27
Teachers warned of €31,000 losses if they reject extra hoursIntervention comes as ASTI ballots on whether to cease working ‘Croke Park’ timeFri May 06 2016 - 00:16
Secondary school teachers vote today on additional hoursVote to reject ‘Croke Park’ hours could result in ASTI members losing thousands of euroWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
Virtual school tours take students to the moon and backSchools are getting to test Google Expeditions, a virtual reality tool that allows students to ‘visit’ far-flung places such as Machu Picchu and outer spaceTue May 03 2016 - 06:00
It’s official: third level has paid off for most of the class of 2014The picture painted in a survey of recent graduates is broadly positive – although only a third of arts graduates feel their education is relevantTue May 03 2016 - 05:00
Junior cycle students to lose out as ASTI resists reformsStudents who do not sit a second classroom-based test next year will lose outTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
Junior cycle reform changes more than just ‘a memory test’New testing regime represented as big leap forward for conservative education systemTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
Computer science graduates in demand, but arts earn leastEmployment opportunities knocking for college graduates, with salaries on upswingTue May 03 2016 - 00:00
