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
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
UL under pressure to investigate expense claimsReview raised concern over financial irregularities and human resources practicesTue 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
Teacher misconduct inquiries to get underwayTeaching Council to begin long-awaited fitness-to-teach hearings following new legislationMon May 02 2016 - 00:00
Educate Together rejects Catholic ‘self-harm’ warningPatron body says comments were deeply offensive and not supported by researchSat Apr 30 2016 - 01:00
DCU plans €230m expansion across four Dublin campusesPlanned development on city’s north side will see student population approach 20,000Fri Apr 29 2016 - 11:11
Dismantling Catholic ethos of schools would leave ‘moral vacuum’Taking religion out of classroom could result in nihilism and self harm, says school managerFri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
Department of Education warns teachers about rejecting extra hoursSecretary general says schools will close if ASTI votes to stop working agreed hoursThu Apr 28 2016 - 21:51
Concern at ‘basic skills’ of many Leaving Cert maths pupilsState Examinations Commission review finds some struggling with simple tasksThu Apr 28 2016 - 01:00
Schools receive national recognition for work in promoting diversityYellow flags awarded to 13 schools celebrating inclusion in wider communityTue Apr 26 2016 - 21:29
Brick by brick: the Lego approach to learningDCU’s Lego innovation studio is developing creative approaches to teaching science and maths. It might sound like a gimmick but it seems to be workingTue Apr 26 2016 - 06:00
Institutes play key role in attracting local students to third levelFar more pupils attend college in Tallaght and Blanchardstown since facilities’ creationMon Apr 25 2016 - 11:28
Fine Gael agrees childcare deal with Katherine ZapponeScheme worth up to €2,000 for working parents with children under three yearsMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
Rising number of students exempt from studying IrishNumber of pupils not studying subject on grounds of disability grows by half in 10 yearsMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
Proximity to college raises chances of disadvantaged goingLocal access programmes credited with boosting numbers in Dublin coursesMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
