'To see real educational apartheid, look no farther than your local Gaelscoil'TO BE HONEST: AN UNHEARD VOICE IN EDUCATION: A PARENT WRITES: It’s far from certain whether any move to withdraw State funding…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Parent survey for school patronageThe Department of Education will today begin surveying parents to establish which patrons they wish to see operating primary …Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Parents to get assessments on schools' performanceSECOND-LEVEL schools are set to give parents an annual report based on the school’s own assessment of teaching and learning in…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Teachers reaffirm opposition to Junior Cert changesSecond-level teachers have reaffirmed their opposition to the proposed changes in the Junior CertSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
New school-entry rules on the wayNew rules for school admission, designed to ensure greater transparency in the allocation of places, are set to be introduced…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Principals welcome exam reformThe planned reform of the Junior Cert exam has the potential to be the most seminal event in Irish education since the introduction…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Fee-paying schools likely to see higher pupil-teacher ratioTHE GOVERNMENT is expected to target fee-paying schools in the budget, with further changes to the pupil-teacher ratioTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Evidence points to holding low stakes exams, Quinn saysTHERE IS compelling international evidence that students will perform better by moving away from “high stakes” exams like the…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Junior Cert changes will be most radical reform of exam systemANALYSIS: Proposals will aim to tackle the problem of male students disengaging from school during the Junior Cert cycle and…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
'Radical' Junior Cert overhaul plannedThere is compelling international evidence that students will perform better by moving away from terminal “high stakes” exams…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Concern as university rankings continue to declineIN A BLOW to the State’s international reputation in education, Ireland is not represented among the top 100 universities in …Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Teachers to assess students in radical reform of Junior CertSTUDENTS WILL no longer sit a formal State examination at the end of third year in secondary school, under proposals for a new…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Schools have 'way to go' on standardsIRELAND still has “some way to go” in building a system of quality and continuous improvement in schools, according to a new …Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
No Irish universities in top 100In a blow to the State’s international reputation in education, Ireland is not represented among the top 100 universities in …Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Teaching college plans for growing sectorTHE LARGEST teacher training college in the State will provide the very best teachers to all the schools of the nation; Catholic…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Trinity merger with UCD not 'desirable', says MinisterMINISTER FOR Education Ruairí Quinn and three university presidents last night moved to distance themselves from a controversial…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Merger of Trinity and UCD urged in top-level reportTHE PUBLICATION of a major report on higher education, which recommends the merger of University College Dublin and Trinity College…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
School counselling back after incidentTHE DEPARTMENT of Education has reversed a budget decision to cut guidance counselling supports in a school in the southeast …Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
DCU begins five-year innovation strategyDUBLIN CITY University (DCU) has launched an ambitious five-year strategic plan, designed to make it one of the word’s most innovative…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Students encouraged to study in EU statesSOME 4,000 Irish students took part in European Commission sponsored study initiatives in the last academic year, according to…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Quinn says student fees €3,000 a year in 2015PARENTS AND students face third-level fees of €3,000 a year by 2015, Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has confirmed.Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Only new teachers will not be paid allowancesNEW ENTRANTS to teaching will bear the brunt of the Government’s cuts to allowances for the sector.Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Higher options conference: 25,000 students expectedMORE THAN 25,000 students are expected to attend The Irish Times Higher Options exhibition which opens at the RDS in Dublin today…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Third level fees 'to rise to €3,000'Parents and students face third level fees of €3,000 per year by 2015, Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has confirmed.Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Schools face surge in student populationTHE GOVERNMENT will need to recruit 3,000 extra teachers to deal with the surge in the school-going population, Minister for …Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Guidance counsellors want Hpat medical school entry test scrappedTHE NEW entry and selection test for entry to university medical schools – known as the Hpat – should be abandoned, according…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Quinn promises training sector boostTHE STATE has treated further education and training as the “black sheep’’ of the education system, Minister for Education Ruairí…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Beijing, Dublin college link-up approvedTHE CHINESE ministry for education has given its approval to the joint venture between University College Dublin and Beijing …Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Junior Cert results being releasedHigh failure rates in languages are a striking feature of the Junior Cert results released today.Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Irish teachers among highest paid in OECDTEACHERS IN Ireland are among the best paid in the world, according to a new international survey.Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Irish universities still struggling in world rankingsLEADING UNIVERSITIES here are continuing to struggle in the latest World University Rankings, published this morning.Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Irish pupils spend less time on mathsIrish school children spend much less time learning maths and science at both primary and second level than their OECD counterparts…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Quinn backs cut in teacher training collegesTEACHER TRAINING in the State is set to be transformed, with fewer colleges, a sharper research focus and the establishment of…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Teacher training to be reformedTeacher training in Ireland is set to be transformed with fewer colleges, a sharper research focus and more modern governance…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
TCD stance on ruling may hit fundingTRINITY COLLEGE Dublin could face a significant cut in Government funding as a penalty for the non-implementation of a Labour…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Entrants to teaching get salary rise but lose key benefitNEW ENTRANTS to teaching are expected to get an increase in starting salary – but forfeit a key qualification allowance – under…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
TD queries marking of Project Maths in LeavingTHE CONTROVERSY over the new Project Maths course has deepened after a Fine Gael TD questioned the marking of this year’s Leaving…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Office of former WIT president chartered flight for €4,200THE OFFICE of the former president at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) chartered an aircraft to transport a visitor from…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Pay for new teachers down 30% since 2010NEW ENTRANTS this week to teaching will earn about 30 per cent less than their colleagues who secured permanent jobs as recently…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
University heads back new points systemTHE LEAVING Cert exam and the CAO points system do not promote positive education values or personal development, university …Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Universities propose radical changes to college entry systemRADICAL CHANGES to the Leaving Cert and the college entry system are proposed by the seven university presidents in a much anticipated…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Review of bonus points as guidance counsellors claim it distorts systemMATHS CONTROVERSY: MINISTER for Education Ruairí Quinn is under renewed pressure to amend the bonus points system for maths …Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
New jobs focus in CAO optionsStudents are opting for college courses which offer the best employment prospects, pushing science and technology to the foreMon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
CAO points for many courses at highest level in decadesPOINTS RISE COLLEGES COMPARED: CAO POINTS for many college courses have risen to their highest level for decades, raising concerns…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Points reach highest level in decadesCAO points for many college courses have risen to their highest level for decades, raising concerns the new bonus points for …Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Something has to give in Cabinet over college grantsMinister awaits a report on the vexed issue of taking capital assets, including farm assets, into grant calculationsSat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Review for maths bonus policyMinister for Education Ruairí Quinn is set to review the impact of the new Leaving Certificate bonus points system amid increasing…Thu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
Minister to review bonus policy for maths after points surgeMINISTER FOR Education Ruairí Quinn is set to review the impact of the new Leaving Certificate bonus points system amid increasing…Thu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
