Parents' conference hears of `steady erosion' of school hoursTHE school year has been shortened by more than one quarter of its normal length because of the absence of teachers from the …Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
Report on lost Leaving Cert art is held up by legal issuesTHE publication of a consultants' report on errors made in the marking of last year's Leaving Cert art exam is being held up …Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
Government faces human rights challengeTHE Government is to be questioned on its human rights record when it presents a progress report to the UN.Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
Lebanese community holds protest at Dail over killingsWITH shouts of "Allah akbar" (God is great) and "Israeli child killers", a small part of the great wave of Arab outrage at the…Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Union split down the middleIN SPITE OF the compromise result arrived at by last week's ASTI conference, the unions remains badly split on its attitude to…Tue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
Teachers turn aside from strikes but problems remainTHIS was the week the teachers went to the precipiceFri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00
Militant teachers increase pressure for new pay dealTEACHERS have stepped up pressure on the Minister for Education with votes at annual conferences for industrial action and a …Thu Apr 11 1996 - 01:00
Strike option to be subject of ASTI voteSECONDARY school teachers are to vote at their union conferences tomorrow on a "shopping list" of proposals for industrial action…Wed Apr 10 1996 - 01:00
Rough ride in store for leadersIT'S HARD to look anywhere on the programme for the ASTI convention without coming across motions calling for industrial action…Tue Apr 09 1996 - 01:00
How teachers' deal crumbled in frustrationIT TOOK almost two years to negotiate, and only weeks to negotiate, and only weeks to unravelSat Apr 06 1996 - 01:00
Teachers reject £66.7m pay dealTHE Minister for Education faces the prospect of industrial unrest in schools as well as the disruption of her plans for education…Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
Doubtful if teachers' unions can agree on pay offerTHE story is told of the teacher who, when promoted to a post of responsibility, was given the duty of ensuring that the school…Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
ASTI expected to reject £67m reform packageSECONDARY teachers are believed to have rejected the Government's £66.7 million offer on pay and conditionsFri Mar 29 1996 - 00:00
Co ed school offer few extra benefits, ESRI study findsCO EDUCATION has little impact on the performance of boys and girls in the Leaving Certificate, a new study has found.Thu Mar 28 1996 - 00:00
Minister urged to tackle shortage of places in schoolsOPPOSITION TDs have called on the Minister for Education, Ms Breathnach, to take steps to ease what they say is a severe shortage…Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
Labour accuses PDs of rezoning decisionLABOUR has accused the Progressive Democrats of initiating a land rezoning in Dublin West which helped developers make "fabulous…Mon Mar 25 1996 - 00:00
UCD delays plans for intake of underprivilegedUNIVERSITY College, Dublin, has postponed plans to reserve 2 per cent of its intake for students from disadvantaged backgrounds…Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00
Limp `yes' expected from INTOPRIMARY TEACHERS are expected to give the Government's pay offer their seal of approval when the results of the INTO's ballot…Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00
VEC involved in unapproved plans was given £1.3m to reduce deficitOVER £1.3 million was allocated to Co Westmeath VEC to reduce deficits run up in five years between 1989 and 1995, the Minister…Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00
Pupil returns from school being investigatedTHE Department of Education is carrying out an investigation into records of pupil numbers at Ireland's largest school, Carndonagh…Fri Mar 15 1996 - 00:00
Banning of school suspensions urgedTHE Minister for Education should ban the suspension of pupils from schools, the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) has…Thu Mar 14 1996 - 00:00
Cabinet approves draft legislation on new education boardsTHE Government has approved draft legislation to devolve many of the functions of the Department of Education to 10 new education…Wed Mar 13 1996 - 00:00
Number of applicants for courses at third level fallsTHE number of people applying through the Central Applications Office (CAO) to enter third level education this autumn has dropped…Wed Mar 13 1996 - 00:00
Strong feelings voiced as unions debate pay dealsGREAT deal more than the future of education hinges on the outcome of the Government's £67 million pay and conditions offer currently…Tue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00
Child Care Act fails disabled, says groupDISABLED children are more vulnerable to abuse because they are specifically excluded from childcare legislation, according to…Tue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00
EU critical of lack of youth trainingUP TO 10,000 young people a year are being condemned to unemployment and anti social behaviour because of a lack of training …Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00
Principals dismiss call for creche facilities in schoolsA CALL for second level schools to provide creche facilities for students who are single mothers has drawn a sceptical reaction…Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00
Independent chairman to handle exam queriesAN independent chairman is to be appointed to deal with complaints by Dundalk parents about poor marks awarded in last year's…Thu Mar 07 1996 - 00:00
ASTI is key battlegroundPOSTS OF responsibility without power - the new prerogative of the teacherTue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
£200m project for sewage treatment in Dublin outlinedDUBLIN Corporation, announcing its plan yesterday to end the dumping of raw sewage in the sea, said that a two month public consultation…Tue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
Compulsory schooling for all to age 17 urged by Forfast executiveTHE minimum compulsory school leaving age should be increased to 17, the chief executive officer of Forfas, the development authority…Mon Mar 04 1996 - 00:00
Parents say they will go to court on Leaving marksTHE Department of Education has firmly rejected claims by a group of Dundalk parents that up to 80 students were marked too low…Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00
Effect of soap operas criticisedTHE president of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors has attacked television soap operas for "heaping scorn" on permanent stable…Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00
Breathnach to consult RTCs on more appropriate titleTHE State's 11 regional technical colleges are to be renamed to reflect their higher education activities more accurately, the…Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00
Schools rationalism programme under wayTHE commission on school accommodation needs, established by the Minister for Education, begins work today on the rationalisation…Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
Unions put package forward for ballotSECOND LEVEL teachers are to vote on the Government's £66Thu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
A testing time ahead for teachers' pay dealTHE PRICE is high but so are the stakes. The Government's £66Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00
Study highlights schools' powersTHE Irish education system is made up of highly autonomous schools operating under strong central government influence, but with…Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
Breathnach plan to extend counsellingNEW guidance services are to be developed for groups such as adult learners, the disadvantaged and post Leaving Certificate students…Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
Breathnach to announce £67m teacher packageTEACHER unions and the Government have agreed to phase in a £67 million deal on pay conditions for the State's 40,000, teachers…Mon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00
100,000 people send message of peace to IRASOME 100,000 people took part in dozens of peace rallies in towns throughout the Republic St dayMon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00
SF members heckle trade unionists as 25,000 people march in DublinIRISH people would not allow the bonds of friendship which have developed across the Border over the past 18 months to be destroyed…Mon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00
More questions on exam `fiasco'THE Minister for Education is to face more Dail questions next week over her admission that further mistakes were made in marking…Sat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00
Hell hath no fury like Boyzone fans who have been scouredIT WAS "the great lock out" of the 1990s as thousands of screaming Boyzone fans were prevented from meeting their pop heroesSat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00
Reduction in trainee pay urged to increase placesAPPRENTICE wages should be reduced or restructured to make training schemes more attractive to employers, according to an EU …Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00
Teachers welcome welfare service planFIRST and second level teachers are to get their own welfare service, the Minister for Education has announcedWed Feb 21 1996 - 00:00
USI criticises colleges over Breathnach planUNIVERSITY heads have "hijacked" the debate on college legislation by making "spurious claims" that it would diminish their autonomy…Tue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00
Disabled not getting jobs despite investment of £700mTHE investment of more than £700 million by the State and the EU in training for people with disabilities has largely failed …Mon Feb 19 1996 - 00:00
Christian Brothers make learning more rewardingTHE Christian Brothers are setting out to make learning more rewarding in their primary schools, tackling pupils' specific problems…Sat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
