Teachers to work for additional hour per weekEDUCATION: TEACHERS AND lecturers will have to work an additional hour per week under the terms of the new public service deal…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Fine Gael publishes education plansFine Gael has launched an ambitious new programme to bring international students to Ireland which it says could create 6,000…Thu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
Innovation taskforce says 120,000 jobs can be createdCLOSE TO 120,000 new jobs could be created if Ireland transforms itself into an innovation centre, according to the report from…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
'Significant' grade inflation foundA Department of Education inquiry has found evidence of significant grade inflation in Leaving Cert results and in higher education…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Multinationals reluctant to recruit from many collegesUS MULTINATIONAL companies are reluctant to recruit graduates from many Irish third-level colleges because of concern about declining…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
University grade inflation highlighted by studyTHE RATE of first-class honours degrees awarded by most Irish universities has increased by more than 100 per cent since 1994…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Major inquiries into 'grade inflation' in exam resultsMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has launched two major investigations into “grade inflation” in university and Leaving Cert…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Tuition fees must be addressed, says NUIG headTHE ISSUE of student tuition fees will have to be addressed in the near future despite the Government’s expressed opposition …Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Maths ability varies among teachersMATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE levels varied substantially among primary teachers, a survey published today shows.Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
College names former rugby star as presidentFORMER IRISH rugby captain Philip Matthews has been appointed as the new president at the National College of Ireland (NCI), …Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Website to promote Irish launchedAn interactive website to improve teaching and learning of spoken Irish in post-primary schools was launched today.Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Slowing pace of school building criticisedTHE NUMBER of school building projects has “slowed to a trickle” with only 20 new schools completed last year, Fine Gael claims…Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Minister concerned by lack of teaching time at third levelSOME THIRD-LEVEL lecturers are teaching for only four hours a week, Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe has said.Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Minister concerned by lack of teaching time at third levelSOME THIRD-LEVEL lecturers are teaching for only four hours a week, Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe has said.Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Up to 1,000 special needs posts may be cutUP TO 1,000 posts of special needs assistants (SNAs) could be abolished in the coming weeks as the Department of Education imposes…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Up to 1,000 special needs posts may be cutUP TO 1,000 posts of special needs assistants (SNAs) could be abolished in the coming weeks as the Department of Education imposes…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
ASTI head to retire this yearThe head of the main secondary teacher union is to retire later this yearTue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
ASTI head to retire this yearThe head of the main secondary teacher union is to retire later this yearTue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Minister not to be dogmatic over lost daysMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has decided to back off from any possible confrontation with teachers over tuition days …Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Minister not to be dogmatic over lost daysMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has decided to back off from any possible confrontation with teachers over tuition days …Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
INTO criticises slow pace of building projects in schoolsTHE IRISH National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) has called for changes in the school building programme and has claimed that…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Parents urged not to buy gifts for teachersPRESENTS: PRIMARY SCHOOL principals are urging parents and pupils not to buy gifts for teachers this Christmas.Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Graduates to work in Microsoft on schools ICTTWENTY GRADUATES of technology or teacher-training college courses are to gain work placement positions in Microsoft Ireland …Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Schools may face further disruption in new yearSCHOOLS MAY face further disruption in the new year after secondary teachers raised the prospect of rolling half-day strikes …Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
DCU appoints physics professor as president-designateDUBLIN CITY University has appointed an internationally renowned senior research figure as its new president.Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Teachers consider school ban on sportsREACTION: A BAN on all school sports and other extracurricular activities is one of the options under consideration by teachers…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Education funding cut by 5%Education funding has been cut by more than 5 per cent in the Budget - but there is no increase in the student registration fee…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Audit finds schools are using restrictive admissions policiesANALYSIS: Fee-paying schools were excluded from an audit of admissions policies in 1,900 schoolsTue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
HorslipsThe 02, Dublin: In his terrific Evening Herald essay on the Horslips years, former drummer Eamon Carr recalls how a trip to …Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Union to ballot members on pay talksTEACHERS: TEACHERS WILL be balloted on the outcome of the current talks with the Government, the Irish Nationalk Teachers Organisation…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Students at TCD campaign over cut in books budgetSTUDENTS AT Trinity College Dublin have begun a campaign against what they claim is a €650,000 cut in the purchasing budget of…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
ASTI renews its criticism of feeder school tablesSECONDARY SCHOOL teachers renewed their criticism of feeder school lists yesterday after the publication of the latest tables…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Union demands funding to fulfil school promisesTHE IRISH National Teachers’ Organisation is demanding fresh funding in the forthcoming budget to implement commitments made …Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Secondary teachers defend 90-minute picket decisionSECONDARY TEACHERS have defended their decision to mount only a 90-minute picket next Tuesday – even though schools will be closed…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Part-time teachers to get €45m in back pay, Fine Gael claimsPART-TIME TEACHERS will shortly receive €45 million in back pay because of “incompetence” by the Minister for Education and his…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
School places will be found for all children, O'Keeffe saysMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has expressed confidence his department will be able to find school places for all children…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Universities hurt by fees move, says DCU headTHE FINANCIAL base of Irish universities is being undermined by decisions on fees and reductions in State funding, Dublin City…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Taxpayers fund private schools to tune of €100mPRIVATE FEE-PAYING schools received over €100 million in support from the taxpayer last year.Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Surprise flare-up at €3m cut to Protestant schoolsANALYSIS: The Protestant schools row: a privileged elite or a minority needing special assistance?Sat Oct 24 2009 - 01:00
New maths course hit by lack of school computersTHE ROLL-OUT of a new, “cutting edge” maths course for Leaving and Junior Cert classes has had to be scaled back because of a…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Budget cuts last year that yielded savings of €3m are at heart of disputeTHE BUDGET cuts announced last year in ancillary grants for Protestant schools, covering such expenses as caretaker and secretarial…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Pupil numbers to rise, union warnsThe number of pupils in second-level schools is set to surge by 30 per cent over the next two decades, placing further strain…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Principals told pool resources to maintain subjectsSCHOOL PRINCIPALS have been told they should pool resources to allow pupils travel to neighbouring schools to take Junior and…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Number of students taking higher-level maths fallingTHE PERCENTAGE of students taking higher-level maths in the Leaving Cert is continuing to decline, according to a new analysis…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
O'Keeffe appeals to teachers on parent-teacher meetings banTHE MINISTER for Education has appealed to second-level teachers to lift their ban on out-of-hours parent-teacher meetings.Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
O'Keeffe remains in favour of third-level college feesMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe said yesterday he remained in favour of third-level college fees and they could be introduced…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Teachers welcome education measuresTEACHER UNIONS: THE INTO has described the education measures outlined in the Programme for Government as a “genuine attempt…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
College rankings place UCD in top 100 for first timeTHE WORLD ranking of Irish universities has improved dramatically in the past year, according to a highly regarded international…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Lifting of ban on out-of-hours parent-teacher meetings urgedPRESSURE IS growing on secondary teachers to lift their ban on out-of-hours parent-teacher meetings after Fine Gael yesterday…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Teachers angry over department workload figuresSECOND LEVEL teachers have expressed anger about new Department of Education figures that appear to show they enjoy a relatively…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
