Government ‘working hard’ to provide young with optionsJan O’Sullivan says new apprenticeship council will ‘broaden opportunities’Tue Sept 09 2014 - 14:34
OECD alarm at high rate of Irish young outside work or trainingIreland’s education spend higher than average but ‘far below’ biggest spending statesTue Sept 09 2014 - 14:29
School cutbacks ‘unsustainable’, officials warn MinisterO’Sullivan told that any further reduction in grants could ‘trigger’ school closuresSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Athlone IT makes a bid for university statusAll but three of State’s 14 institutes of technology have indicated a wish to become technological universitiesFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:01
Would we be better off without the state?Given the crimes of the state, is it time we gave ‘libertarian anarchy’ a go?Fri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Minister announces preschool standards reviewOnly 12 per cent of Irish preschool workers are graduates: EU recommends 60 per centFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Nationwide information meetings for special needs parentsSessions will provide practical information on what educational services and supports are available in local areasThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
ASTI to ballot on strike action over Junior Cycle reforms despite meeting with MinisterMinister for Education agrees to open talks next month with teacher unionsThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
Finishing touches as DIT opens doors in heart of Dublin cityGrangegorman staff prepare for the influx of the college campus’s first 1,000 studentsThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
Some foreign language schools were ‘visa factories’Unsustainably low fees should have raised alarm with regulatorsTue Sept 02 2014 - 22:14
Gill & Macmillan pulls out of third-level publishingFirm says sector’s revenue potential no longer justifies the investment requiredTue Sept 02 2014 - 16:12
Tighter regime for issuing of student visas announcedPlan to regulate international education sector follows closure of schools for visa breachesTue Sept 02 2014 - 12:14
Teacher unions to meet new Minister over cuts and junior cycle reforms300 principals likely to leave this year, raising fresh concerns over school leadershipMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:04
Lack of paperwork hindering school divestment programmeJust second school to be divested from religious patronage opens in Mayo todayMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:01
School uniform monopoly at Dublin school brokenManufacturer refused to supply uniforms to second retailer after competitor’s representationsFri Aug 29 2014 - 14:37
Schools need to vary language teaching amid ‘predominance of French’, report suggestsEducation consultation paper is aimed at creating a new languages strategy by 2015Fri Aug 29 2014 - 14:29
Is artificial intelligence the greatest threat to humankind?AI could lead to human extinction, says philosopher Nick BostromFri Aug 29 2014 - 01:00
Universities have been ‘using the points system’ to inflate demandChair of reform group says colleges are ‘trapped in internal competition’Thu Aug 28 2014 - 01:09
Uptake figures shed light on points raceParents council says information on course places, published by ‘The Irish Times’ today, should be provided as standardThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
Newly branded ‘Maynooth University’ plans radical reform of curriculumUniversity plans to reduce entry courses from 50 to as few as 15 amid calls for further changes to points systemThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
Close to 40,000 students accept first round CAO offers50 per cent received first preference with round two offers to be issued on ThursdayMon Aug 25 2014 - 16:55
Was the 1916 Rising morally justified?An insurrectionary group must have solid evidence that they represent the people, says philosopher James G MurphyFri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00
Report finds that transport links affect choice of university60% of UCD entrants come from schools within a 9 km radiusThu Aug 21 2014 - 01:01
It’s not to late to apply for a student grantApplications for Susi can still be made, despite early deadline, but make sure to send requested documentationThu Aug 21 2014 - 01:00
UCD Students’ Union calls for return of landlord tax reliefBody says scheme aiding conversion of accommodation can ease rental shortageWed Aug 20 2014 - 12:49
Some 99% of Dublin 6 students go on to third-levelEducation Authority finds level of college entrants down to 15% in other parts of DublinWed Aug 20 2014 - 06:01
HSE asks for report into facts surrounding latest caseWoman was refused an abortion and subsequently had her child delivered by Caesarean sectionTue Aug 19 2014 - 06:54
Minister urges colleges to tackle ‘confusing’ array of coursesCompetition between third-level institutions may be hindering reformTue Aug 19 2014 - 01:58
HSE to review care given to woman in abortion caseTony O’Brien wants to ‘establish full facts and sequence of events’Mon Aug 18 2014 - 18:38
Rapid uptake as 23,000 accept CAO offers on first dayO’Sullivan questions need for large number of courses offered by third level institutionsMon Aug 18 2014 - 11:13
Students access TCD courses below CAO entry levelSuccessful applicants were up to 150 points below CAO requirementMon Aug 18 2014 - 06:01
Points increase for science and technology coursesMore than 50,000 students receive course offersMon Aug 18 2014 - 06:00
Entry points distorted by small, niche coursesLarge proportion of courses with very few places has lead to higher pointsMon Aug 18 2014 - 06:00
Colleges criticised over points ‘inflation’ ahead of CAO offersMore than 50,000 students to learn fate from Central Applications Office at 6am tomorrowSun Aug 17 2014 - 14:47
Colleges accused of ‘inflating’ CAO pointsMore than one-third of listed courses have 15 or fewer places, latest figures indicateSat Aug 16 2014 - 16:00
Should the Leaving Cert be reformed?A test of rote learning but alternatives in short supplySat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
TCD and UCD move up Shanghai rankings but UCC slipsIreland placed 24th in the international league table - sandwiched between Austria and BrazilFri Aug 15 2014 - 19:46
Girls beat boys to the honour in 50 Leaving Cert papersFemale participation in higher-level science subjects up by as much as 30 per centFri Aug 15 2014 - 06:38
Why do we use time-saving devices to work longer?Bertrand Russell’s vision of a four-hour day resonates today in another era of high unemploymentFri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
Long journey for Amy over as she prepares for next stepAs a child with Down syndrome, Amy had to fight for any help the State would give, and the family was forced to seek assistance privatelyThu Aug 14 2014 - 01:00
Progress in science hindered by gender imbalance, researchers warnBos account for three-quarters of Leaving Cert physics studentsThu Aug 14 2014 - 01:00
Leaving Cert student says ‘nothing could prepare him’ for nine A1sConor Gallagher of St Michael’s College, Dublin among 13 students to achieve all A1sWed Aug 13 2014 - 12:53
Students with intellectual disability lack further optionsFunding at third-level restricted to certain coursesWed Aug 13 2014 - 06:00
Record number of Leaving Cert students land bonus points in mathsResults also show growing trend of students dropping to ordinary level maths paperWed Aug 13 2014 - 06:00
Move to science and technology welcomedRecord 27% of maths students opted for higher paper - up from 16% in 2011Wed Aug 13 2014 - 06:00
Higher level As down in key subjects as students opt for tougher papersProject Maths still boosting results, with 1,100 extra students gaining bonus pointsWed Aug 13 2014 - 06:00
Calls for ‘inequitable’ guidance counselling cuts to be reversedReport showing working class students depend on in-school advice ‘strengthens argument’Wed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Social class of school a key factor in third level attendanceCreating ‘high expectations’ in working class schools key to boosting equality – reportTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:56
Stress in sixth year makes transition to third level more difficult, says ESRI‘Mismatch’ in teaching and learning modes between secondary and higher educationTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:44
Students who ‘fail’ higher level should get points for effortProposal aims to encourage Leaving Cert students to stick to honours coursesMon Aug 11 2014 - 18:14
