Trinity and UCD slip down world university rankingsTCD HAS dropped out of the world’s top 50 universities and UCD has slipped from the top 100 in the latest world university rankings…Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Number of pupils in classes of 30 or more on increaseIRISH PRIMARY schools are still among the most overcrowded in Europe, with Department of Education figures showing that over …Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Little change to CAO points for second round offersCAO POINTS for many of the most popular college courses are broadly unchanged in the second round of offers this morning.Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Gogarty holds line over Green veto on third-level feesTHE GREEN Party veto on new student tuition charges or loans is non-negotiable – despite warnings from a Government task force…Wed Aug 25 2010 - 01:00
Third level needs major injection of funds, says reportCURRENT FUNDING of higher education is “unsustainable” and the system requires a major injection of up to €500 million per year…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Report calls for student loan scheme and return of college feesA NEW student loan scheme should be introduced “urgently” to address the financial crisis facing higher education, according …Thu Aug 19 2010 - 01:00
Failure rates in science and maths confirm system fearsHIGH FAILURE rates in maths, science and business subjects are the most striking feature of the Leaving Cert results published…Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
High fail rates in Leaving Cert science, maths coursesHigh failure rates in maths, science and business subjects are the most striking feature of the Leaving Cert results published…Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Fresh scrutiny of science and maths performance expectedA RENEWED focus on student performance in maths and science is expected when the Leaving Cert results are published tomorrow.Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Government to clarify position on reintroduction of college feesTHE GOVERNMENT has no plans to reintroduce college fees, Minister for Education Mary Coughlan is expected to confirm today.Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Induction courses planned for new teachersNEWLY QUALIFIED teachers will be offered an opportunity to complete a detailed induction programme under plans set to be unveiled…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Experts set to support return of student feesA KEY report examining higher education in Ireland is set to back new student fees, its chairman Dr Colin Hunt has said.Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
High-speed broadband in just 2% of schoolsONLY 2 per cent of schools in Ireland have high-speed broadband, according to information released to Fine Gael education spokesman…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Methods of collecting school data to be revisedTHE DEPARTMENT of Education says it will revise its arrangements for collecting information from schools after the Data Protection…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Cuts putting 'unsustainable' pressure on universitiesSEVERE CUTS in university funding, at a time when the sector faces record student demand, is placing “unsustainable pressures…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Coughlan eases promotions embargo but union warns of school chaos in SeptemberMINISTER FOR Education Mary Coughlan has announced a partial easing of the promotions embargo in schools but a teaching union…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
'Quick payoffs wrong path' for education: Harvard Head calls for long viewTHE FOCUS on higher education as a fundamental engine of economic growth can distort our understanding of all that universities…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Exams body has to apologise again for errors in paperIN THE latest embarrassment for the State exams body, a fresh apology was issued to students yesterday after a section of a Leaving…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Report to support return of tuition feesA LANDMARK report on higher education is set to back the return of student tuition charges as colleges face unprecedented financial…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Poet omission surprises studentsThe "shock exclusion'' of poet Eavan Boland from today's higher level Leaving Cert English paper has created difficulties for…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Leaving and junior cert exams beginOver 116,00 students this morning began the Leaving and Junior Cert exams with the State Exams Commission(SEC) determined to …Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Maths should be compulsory CAO points subject - reportMATHS SHOULD be compulsory for CAO points purposes to ensure students persevere with the subject, according to a report submitted…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Serious top grade inflation in Leaving Cert, says exam bodyTHE STATE Examination Commission has acknowledged serious grade inflation in the Leaving Cert results, in briefing documents …Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
New security procedures for State examsTHE STATE exams body is introducing new procedures after last year’s security blunder in the Leaving Cert which cost the taxpayer…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Leaving Cert security moves unveiledThe State Examination Commission today detailed new procedures designed to avoid any repetition of last year’s security blunder…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Coughlan unveils plans for six new schoolsMINISTER FOR Education Mary Coughlan has unveiled plans for six schools, which will provide places for close to 5,000 pupils.Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Report urges radical overhaul of second-level curriculumA RADICAL overhaul of the second-level curriculum is required to help prevent early school leaving, according to a report from…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Nearly 700 principals retired in last two yearsALMOST 700 school principals have either retired or moved schools in the last two years.Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
1,000 teaching jobs to tackle rise in pupilsMORE THAN 1,000 teaching posts will be created within the next year as the Department of Education addresses the dramatic increase…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
How the Finns got it so rightThe Finnish education system is regarded as the world’s bestTue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Coughlan refuses to rule out any increase in student registration feesJOINT OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION: MINISTER for Education, Mary Coughlan has not ruled out an increase in the €1,500 student…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Unions advise teachers to reject Croke Park pay dealSECONDARY TEACHERS have been advised by their union to reject the Croke Park deal in order to maintain teacher self-esteem and…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Recession has failed to reduce fee-paying schools' popularitySTUDENT NUMBERS at some of the most expensive fee-paying schools in the State have dropped only marginally in the past year, …Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
UCD to alter student profile to reduce €12m debtUCD, WHICH has an accumulated debt of over €12 million, is set to change its student profile, with greater emphasis on post-graduate…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
26,000 at private schools at a cost of €100m to taxpayerParents are still able to pay €6,000-plus fees despite the recessionWed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Inspectors criticise running of Gormanston CollegeONE OF the State’s best-known fee-paying schools, Gormanston College in Co Meath, is severely criticised in a report by Department…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Concerns raised over Clare Educate Together schoolDEPARTMENT OF Education inspectors have raised concerns about a school run by multidenominational group Educate Together.Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Call for retention of supply teacher panelsSUBSTITUTE COVER: THE INTO has backed a motion which calls for the retention of supply teacher panels.Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Not everyone convinced by the least worst optionANALYSIS: Conference season is showing up divisions among unions over the new pay dealWed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
No easy options and education cannot be sheltered from cuts, says CoughlanMINISTER'S SPEECH: THE STATE will have less to spend on public services for the foreseeable future but there were “no easy options…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Divisions deepen as teacher unions vote on pay dealDIVISIONS WITHIN the teacher unions have deepened after delegates from the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) unanimously rejected…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Schools to remain 'grossly' lacking in fundsNUNAN'S ADDRESS: THE EDUCATION system will continue to be grossly underfunded while the architects of economic catastrophe play…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
HEA calls for 'overhaul' of Leaving Cert examPRESSURE TO reform the Leaving Certificate has intensified after Tom Boland chief executive of the Higher Education Authority…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
INTO votes against rejecting pay dealThe INTO has voted by a narrow margin against a motion calling for a rejection of the public service pay deal.Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Cuts at third level may hurt revival in economy - TUISTAFFING AND funding cutbacks across third level are now threatening the effort to build a “smart economy”, the Teachers’ Union…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
TUI says 46% of teachers aware of racist school incidents in past monthALMOST 50 per cent of teachers have reported a racist incident in their school or college in the past month, according to a new…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Teachers urge cut in schools run by churchMORE THAN 80 per cent of primary teachers believe the Catholic Church should relinquish control of some or all of its schools…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
ASTI set to reject public sector reformTHE MAIN second-level teacher union is set to reject the public service reform deal at its annual conference next week.Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Schools drop science over cuts - studyMORE THAN 14 per cent of second-level schools have dropped science subjects because of budget cutbacks, according to a survey…Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Survey finds teachers working moreSecond level teachers now work an average of 46 hours a week - even though they are only paid for 22 hours, according to a new…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
