Barack and Michelle Obama to be awarded freedom of DublinEx-US president and his wife will receive the honour following vote by city councillorsMon Feb 06 2017 - 20:21
Computer science to be fast-tracked onto Leaving CertCoding to be on new primary maths curriculum amid concern over skills gapsMon Feb 06 2017 - 07:32
More than one in 10 schoolchildren cyberbullied, research showsOnline bullying rates higher at primary level, says five-year study across IrelandSun Feb 05 2017 - 20:52
Exams body says Junior Cert students can avoid 10% penaltyUp to 40,000 students face losing marks due to ASTI dispute over reformsFri Feb 03 2017 - 20:18
Public transport users and schools face strike disruptionBus Éireann staff to stage all-out action as ASTI rejects deal in industrial disputeFri Feb 03 2017 - 01:01
How will the ASTI’s vote affect my child’s school?Q&A: Uncertainty looms for students, teachers and parentsThu Feb 02 2017 - 21:15
More disruption for students ahead as secondary teachers reject dealJunior cycle students face losing 10% in summer English examThu Feb 02 2017 - 17:21
Result of teachers’ ballot over industrial action due todayASTI rejection of settlement proposals could lead to fresh disruption in schoolsThu Feb 02 2017 - 09:33
State education body denies ‘cosy deal’ in school transfer planEducation and Training Board says it will have impartial role in plan to transfer patronage from religious schoolsThu Feb 02 2017 - 00:00
CAO applications on course to match last year’s record highCareers experts say points increases likely in construction and engineering coursesWed Feb 01 2017 - 19:13
Thousands due to apply for college places ahead of CAO deadlineIncreased demand for places expected in courses linked to economic recoveryWed Feb 01 2017 - 11:20
Cabinet to discuss Trump travel ban and St Patrick’s day visitUS pre-clearance at Irish airports to be reviewed, and Kenny's US visit to go aheadTue Jan 31 2017 - 05:00
‘Complete review’ of US pre-clearance at Dublin, ShannonOne person refused clearance at Dublin Airport in wake of Trump travel banMon Jan 30 2017 - 20:07
Educate Together says patronage transfer plans ‘unfair’Multidenominational education body claims deal benefits Community National SchoolsMon Jan 30 2017 - 19:02
Demand for non-Catholic schools to be assessed under new planETBs to be charged with identifying ‘towns or areas’ where more diversity is being soughtMon Jan 30 2017 - 11:33
Are Catholic bishops ready to give up patronage of schools?Minister Richard Bruton’s new divestment plan is carrot rather than stick approachMon Jan 30 2017 - 09:49
Apprenticeships: ‘It’s nice to get paid and secure valuable experience’Katie Hynes (23) is one of a small number of women electrical apprentices with the ESBFri Jan 27 2017 - 12:53
‘Ambitious, capable’ young must consider apprenticeshipsBruton aims to make on-the-job training an attractive option for 20% of school-leaversFri Jan 27 2017 - 01:00
Research linking back pain to carrying schoolbags ‘inconsistent’Children should be encouraged to carry bags despite parents’ concerns, committee toldThu Jan 26 2017 - 01:00
Fee-school teachers criticised over refraining from junior cycle reformASTI balloting members on settlement proposals in effort to end lengthy disputeThu Jan 26 2017 - 01:00
Just 33 out of 10,000 apprenticeships taken by womenRichard Bruton to announce details of plans to deliver 50,000 apprenticeships and traineeships by 2020Thu Jan 26 2017 - 01:00
Catholic schools might use parish boundaries for admissionsConsultation process over moves to limit ‘baptism barrier’ in State schools launchedTue Jan 24 2017 - 19:58
Protest at Department of Education over ‘inaction’ on UL misconduct claimsCampaigners end sit-in aimed at highlighting calls for independent inquiry into allegationsMon Jan 23 2017 - 20:18
ASTI teachers may lose pay rise if proposals rejectedDepartment warns union failure to co-operate may result in loss of €1,000 pay increaseMon Jan 23 2017 - 12:15
Foreign students in Ireland face health insurance hikesNew measure a ‘big blow’ for Government plans to attract more students from abroadMon Jan 23 2017 - 12:12
DCU students from rural Ireland on what it would take to return home‘I can’t see myself moving home...there’s not much left there’Mon Jan 23 2017 - 01:00
Big changes in special needs supports due in SeptemberParents will no longer need to secure a diagnosis to access supports in schoolsWed Jan 18 2017 - 18:28
Q&A: How will changes to provision of disability supports affect my child at school?Department of Education says new system will lead to better outcomes for childrenWed Jan 18 2017 - 18:17
‘Baptism barrier’ reforms may hit minority faith schoolsAnalysis: Richard Bruton’s proposals will not effect the majority of Catholic institutionsTue Jan 17 2017 - 14:49
Minister to tackle Baptism barrier in lifetime of GovernmentCatholic primary school body insists problem was linked to shortages of school placesMon Jan 16 2017 - 19:43
Bruton plans removal of ‘baptism barrier’ in schoolsMinister says issue not being put on ‘long finger’ and Dáil has appetite to deal with itMon Jan 16 2017 - 15:48
Bruton set to pledge end of ‘baptism barrier’ in schoolsMinister to set out four options to ensure children have access to local schoolsMon Jan 16 2017 - 14:16
Analysis: Grip of religious bodies on schools resonant of another eraPlans to remove ‘baptism barrier’ to publicly-funded schools likely to be controversialMon Jan 16 2017 - 01:00
Child protection vetting for 32,000 teachers this yearRichard Bruton says move is an ‘important milestone’ to ensure safe school environmentsWed Jan 11 2017 - 20:52
Students feel the pressure when filling out CAO formsApplicants say they can’t decide what to study and have to make big career decisionsWed Jan 11 2017 - 19:33
Third-level courses should be radically overhauled, says university presidentFigures show most Maynooth University students opting for broader range of subjectsWed Jan 11 2017 - 01:00
UCC conference on Israel sparks row with Israeli embassyPlans to hold similar conference at UK university were cancelled over ‘safety concerns’Tue Jan 10 2017 - 16:05
New HEA chief tells of ‘opportunities’ for collegesDr Graham Love says Ireland’s higher-education sector faces series of challengesMon Jan 09 2017 - 20:30
Over 70% of students drop out of certain college coursesNon-progression in some computer courses of particular concern due to skills shortagesMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00
Analysis: Are we sending too many students to college?Drop-out rates highest among low-points courses at institutes of technologyMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00
Pay freezes for 10,000 teachers if ASTI rejects ‘final’ offerUnion to ballot this month on proposals to settle dispute over pay and curriculum reformsSun Jan 08 2017 - 23:55
Are junior cycle reforms on the right track?Critics claim the State is about to take a wrong turn on secondary school educationTue Jan 03 2017 - 01:00
Arts initiative is helping divert tonnes of waste from landfillStudy shows ‘creative reuse’ project is having positive effect on creativity in schoolsFri Dec 30 2016 - 01:00
Hundreds of primary schools lack psychological servicesFianna Fáil education spokesman expresses concern over ‘alarming’ gaps in resourcesFri Dec 30 2016 - 01:00
Religion may be out of core curriculum for primary schoolsNew NCCA proposals give schools more freedom to focus on other areas of studyWed Dec 28 2016 - 08:19
Finnish-style reforms proposed under new blueprint for primary educationGreater emphasis is put on learning through play instead of traditional formal lessonsWed Dec 28 2016 - 01:00
April deadline for 40,000 Junior Cert pupils to avoid exam penaltiesStudents could lose 10% in English exams due to ongoing dispute over education reformsWed Dec 21 2016 - 19:01
Quality of Irish graduates at risk due to funding shortagesRising student numbers and falling investment linked to larger classes and fewer supportsMon Dec 19 2016 - 01:00
Just 1% of students ‘opt out’ of religion classes in Catholic schoolsSubmissions on NCCA plans for curriculum argue parents happy with faith-based modelMon Dec 19 2016 - 01:00
New schools law ‘will not change Catholic first policies’Admissions legislation will not address enrolment issues, Oireachtas committee hearsThu Dec 15 2016 - 17:50
