ASTI suspends normal business after internal criticismTeachers’ union to meet in private to discuss ‘haemorrhaging’ of younger membersWed Apr 19 2017 - 13:31
ASTI criticised as ‘North Korea’ of trade union movementTeachers’ union maintains campaign for equal pay despite backlash from some membersTue Apr 18 2017 - 18:29
ASTI is being punished for being ‘principled’, says union presidentEd Byrne says it has ‘stood alone’ among teacher unions against injustice, and the unethicalTue Apr 18 2017 - 18:03
Schools forced to cut uniform costs under new measuresMandatory book rental scheme among plans being introduced to help parentsTue Apr 18 2017 - 01:11
Teachers’ conferences: pay and conditions top the agendaUnions under pressure to dismantle two-tier pay gap and achieve full pay restorationMon Apr 17 2017 - 17:49
Lure of overseas jobs creating ‘crisis’ in teachingINTO president says shortage of substitutes leading to use of unqualified teachersMon Apr 17 2017 - 15:06
Is our education system fit for purpose in the 21st-century?Experts believe the Republic’s exam-obsessed model is failing Irish studentsMon Apr 17 2017 - 01:00
Bruton accused of ‘playing politics’ over deprived schoolsFianna Fáil calls on Minister to make statement over Deis selection ‘farce’Mon Apr 03 2017 - 01:00
Controversy remains over decision to protect Deis schoolsMany schools believe they have been unfairly excluded from disadvantage schemeMon Apr 03 2017 - 01:00
Who can afford the country’s ‘most expensive school’?Backers are targeting children of mobile executives and diplomats rather than localsFri Mar 31 2017 - 17:58
New private school set to be the State’s most expensiveThe operator of the south Dublin school typically charges about €20,000 a year for second-level day studentsFri Mar 31 2017 - 15:37
Investors hope Brexit will fuel demand for international schoolSchool in Leopardstown targeted at children of mobile executives stationed in DublinFri Mar 31 2017 - 01:00
PAC chairman claims pressure by Nama and Dáil officialsSeán Fleming alleges moves to limit findings of a report into the Project Eagle loan bookThu Mar 30 2017 - 20:59
SimSimi app linked to bullying suspends access to Irish usersPopular anonymous chat app blocked following wave of criticism over cyberbullyingThu Mar 30 2017 - 11:37
Brexit is a big opportunity for Irish universities, says education firmEduCo International Group setting up in Ireland to attract international studentsWed Mar 29 2017 - 21:03
Sale of ‘spinout’ company raises concerns over confict of interestWIT president says his involvement with software firm FeedHenry was fully declaredWed Mar 29 2017 - 19:45
Primary school shake-up to focus on ‘play-led’ learningChildren would not study traditional subjects until aged 10, under new proposalsWed Mar 29 2017 - 11:17
What are the must-have skills for today’s graduates?Brian MacCraith says employers want creative leaders, not first-class honours nerdsTue Mar 28 2017 - 01:00
Schools warn of bullying linked to SimSimi appThe app lets users view anonymous, and often insulting, messages left about themSun Mar 26 2017 - 19:07
Secondary school pupils being taught by unqualified teachersAssociation of Community and Comprehensive Schools says staff situation a ‘nightmare’Sat Mar 25 2017 - 07:41
Changes in appeals process for learning supports at schoolsParents will not be able to appeal decisions over support for special needs childrenThu Mar 23 2017 - 21:14
Brexit could lead to increase in CAO points for Irish studentsHigher international fees may lead to thousands of students staying at homeTue Mar 21 2017 - 20:06
Religious schools may be forced to prioritise local childrenNew catchment area proposal is frontrunner in plans to tackle the ‘Baptism barrier’Tue Mar 21 2017 - 01:00
Analysis: School catchment area proposal may be quagmireCatchment areas would not remove Baptism barrier and may create administrative blockTue Mar 21 2017 - 01:00
Religious countries ‘likely’ to perform worse in science and mathsTime spent on religious education seems to affect student attainment in some areasMon Mar 20 2017 - 19:23
Teachers face loss of salary over Garda vetting requirementsUp to 600 long-serving teachers may miss deadline to complete retrospective vettingMon Mar 20 2017 - 05:00
ASTI may opt to reballot at central executive meetingTeacher union narrowly rejected ‘final’ settlement proposals for dispute earlier in yearMon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Arts degrees overhaul to target better job prospectsUCD plans major changes to biggest third-level course in the countrySat Mar 18 2017 - 01:00
Analysis: What’s the point of an arts degree?While science is ‘sexy’ these days, employers say arts courses develop crucial skills for the modern workplaceSat Mar 18 2017 - 01:00
Junior Certs ‘will have time’ to complete new English examState Examinations Commission responds to widespread concern among candidatesThu Mar 16 2017 - 19:46
Junior Cert drive to extend English exam by 30 minutes a hitOnline petition aimed at State Examinations Commission gets thousands of supportersTue Mar 14 2017 - 19:21
Schoolchildren hit reading and maths target four years earlyRevised education strategy to focus on enhanced numeracy and digital skillsTue Mar 14 2017 - 18:12
Ask Brian: My son in China wants to go to college in Ireland. What are his options?Universities offer a range of foundation programmes for international studentsTue Mar 14 2017 - 13:53
English or Irish not mother tongue for 50,000 primary pupilsNew database reveals most detailed picture yet of national school populationMon Mar 13 2017 - 01:00
Various factors influence when parents send children to schoolFree pre-school year, awareness of child development and class sizes play major rolesMon Mar 13 2017 - 01:00
A snapshot of primary education in 2017Facts from new database of pupils attending national schoolsMon Mar 13 2017 - 01:00
Children increasingly over five starting primary schoolFree preschool year key factor behind older age of junior infants, according to expertsMon Mar 13 2017 - 01:00
Plan to prosecute firms who offer paid-for essays to studentsWhile current guidelines deal with plagiarism, they do not address ‘essay mills’Sun Mar 12 2017 - 19:56
While we are busy apologising for the past we are creating tomorrow’s scandalsThe conditions that created the Tuam mother and baby home scandal continue today in the form of unaccountable authorities, misplaced values and warped prioritiesSat Mar 11 2017 - 06:00
CAO 2017: Demand for engineering courses drops despite skills shortageNursing and education also down, while law, construction are upThu Mar 09 2017 - 10:25
Four universities attain top 100 rank for various subjectsUCD leads way with positions in global top 50 for veterinary science and EnglishWed Mar 08 2017 - 01:00
TD ‘blown away’ at lack of accountability by school boardsJim Daly says school boards of management defend principals over parentsTue Mar 07 2017 - 21:27
Is big business the answer to the third-level funding crisis?Some academics worry that colleges are increasingly reliant on industry supportTue Mar 07 2017 - 01:01
Government eyes extra funding from business for universitiesMove may spark concern over close relationships between industry and educationTue Mar 07 2017 - 01:00
Schools face shortage of principals, new report saysCall for creation of regional school boards to ease principals’ administrative dutiesTue Mar 07 2017 - 01:00
Junior cycle students can avoid 10 per cent penaltyUp to 40,000 students must wait until ASTI responds to see if they can sit assessmentMon Mar 06 2017 - 19:43
‘Childcare is a huge issue for parents going to college’A growing number of third-level students have dependent children. But affordable on-campus childcare and other supports are hard to findMon Mar 06 2017 - 16:00
Quality of teaching ‘at risk’ due to teacher shortages‘Out of field’ teachers being used at second level due to issue, says unpublished reportFri Mar 03 2017 - 01:00
Shortage of teachers in key subjects ‘completely ignored’Schools report an acute shortage of substitute teachersWed Mar 01 2017 - 19:51
Free third-level courses to be offered to homemakersJobseekers’ programme to be extended to other groups to combat skills shortagesTue Feb 28 2017 - 01:00
