Private schools tighten grip on top university placesNumber of fee-paying schools dominating high-points courses is on the riseTue Dec 06 2016 - 01:00
Junior Cert: 40,000 pupils can avoid penalties with agreement - BrutonPenalties in exams avoidable if teachers back proposals to avert industrial action - MinisterMon Dec 05 2016 - 14:56
A guide to junior cycle reforms: what parents need to knowSome children could be at risk of losing 10% in their English exam due to a union disputeMon Dec 05 2016 - 08:00
Should students be able to run their own schools?Yes, says a Cork school where students are represented on the board of managementMon Dec 05 2016 - 01:00
ASTI rejection of pay proposals could spur pre-exam disruptionThousands of junior cycle students would lose 10 per cent in the English summer examMon Dec 05 2016 - 01:00
Education Bill may see pupils sitting on school boardsMinister proposes charters to make schools child-centred and accountable to parentsMon Dec 05 2016 - 01:00
NUIG drops requirement for president to be fluent in IrishMembers of university’s governing authority say criteria was limiting pool of candidatesSun Dec 04 2016 - 19:53
Rolling strikes may hit schools if ASTI rejects settlementUnion urges members against deal and says disruptions will target department, not pupilsSun Dec 04 2016 - 16:24
Did The King’s Hospital meet guidelines on child protection?Secondary schools have clear obligations on how to protect the welfare of childrenFri Dec 02 2016 - 09:14
Teachers could lose thousands if they reject ‘final’ dealASTI members face pay freezes and loss of posts of responsibility if proposals turned downFri Dec 02 2016 - 01:30
ASTI at difficult crossroads following unsuccessful campaignWill union swallow its pride and take offer or resume industrial action?Fri Dec 02 2016 - 01:00
ASTI executive to meet on proposals to avert school closuresPotential agreement offers pay rise for new entrant teachers and opt out on supervisionWed Nov 30 2016 - 20:02
New teachers to get 22% pay rise under latest pay proposalsBut ASTI teachers must agree to work extra hours introduced under Croke Park dealWed Nov 30 2016 - 16:20
ASTI deal may save pupils from being penalised in examsStudents at risk of losing 10% due to union’s opposition to classroom-based assessmentsWed Nov 30 2016 - 00:59
Minister seeks extra €136m to pay for new schoolsAdditional staff retirements for schools adds to funding pressuresTue Nov 29 2016 - 16:30
ASTI to consider proposals aimed at ending industrial actionSome members have warned action may resume if significant deal is not brokeredTue Nov 29 2016 - 13:35
Primary school students show major improvement in mathsConcern over under-performance of high- achieving studentsTue Nov 29 2016 - 10:42
Major changes to primary school day proposedSchool boards may be allowed to decide how much time is spent teaching religionTue Nov 29 2016 - 01:00
Graduates could pay up to €150 a month for 15 years under loan schemeSystem would not deter students from disadvantaged areas, Oireachtas committee toldThu Nov 24 2016 - 20:56
Major concerns emerge over students’ basic maths skillsMinister plans to ensure Stem teaching is delivered by qualified specialist teachersThu Nov 24 2016 - 01:00
Failure to agree on third-level funding will damage careers of Irish studentsPeter Cassells says student loan scheme is one of a number of viable optionsWed Nov 23 2016 - 18:14
ASTI drops ban on principals helping with strike back-up plansSchools are less likely to be closed indefinitely if union resumes industrial actionWed Nov 23 2016 - 17:42
School admission Bill will allow discrimination, warns OmbudsmanLegislation fails to address ‘baptism barrier’ in certain schools, says Niall MuldoonWed Nov 23 2016 - 01:00
Fostered boy was rejected over two years by 28 schoolsOmbudsman for Children raises concern over vulnerable children missing educationWed Nov 23 2016 - 01:00
Students’ maths performances key concern in reportReview advises greater support for teachers who lack formal science qualificationsMon Nov 21 2016 - 08:00
Schools to be forced to provide performance updates to parentsNew Bill could also see secondary pupils becoming members of boards of managementMon Nov 21 2016 - 01:00
Trinity joins Oxford and Cambridge in European college network23-strong League of European Research Universities is major player at EU levelFri Nov 18 2016 - 16:30
University heads back student loan scheme to tackle funding ‘crisis’Graduates could repay €16,000-€20,000 in tuition fees over a 10- to 15-year periodThu Nov 10 2016 - 17:32
Moderate voices win out over hardliners in teachers’ disputeConcerns raised over People Before Profit Alliance members joining ASTI picket linesThu Nov 10 2016 - 01:00
Teaching attracting high achievers despite jobs difficultyDiversity still poses challenge with few men or disadvnataged people becoming teachersThu Nov 10 2016 - 00:01
ASTI warns of strikes next month if deal is not struckUnion and Department of Education in third-party talks with arbitration bodyWed Nov 09 2016 - 18:52
Secondary schools to open after ASTI calls off strikeMore than 500 of the State’s 736 secondary schools were closed on TuesdayTue Nov 08 2016 - 21:56
ASTI open to mediation in dispute with GovernmentHundreds of secondary schools set to stay shut for the week in row over supervision dutiesTue Nov 08 2016 - 15:26
More than 500 schools shut as ASTI row rumbles onFailure to end dispute over pay for new teachers could ‘derail’ State exams, FF warnsTue Nov 08 2016 - 07:15
Noonan insists no Garda-style pay rises across public serviceDivisions emerge in Cabinet over how €40m Garda pay settlement will be fundedTue Nov 08 2016 - 01:00
Teachers’ dispute fact-check: Who’s right, who’s wrong?Government and ASTI are at loggerheads over who is to blame for school closuresMon Nov 07 2016 - 18:41
ASTI and Minister blame each other for schools shut downMore than 200,000 students affected by pay dispute over ‘extra hour a week’Mon Nov 07 2016 - 17:06
Secondary schools plunged into chaos over one hour’s additional work a weekLeadership of ASTI seems caught in trap of its own makingMon Nov 07 2016 - 07:20
Schools close indefinitely for 200,000 studentsDisruption comes as tensions mount in Government over Garda pay increasesMon Nov 07 2016 - 01:00
Talks deadlocked as schools set to close from MondayMore than 400 schools to shut indefinitely as ASTI members plan industrial actionFri Nov 04 2016 - 19:15
Institutes of technology face threat due to funding shortfallsHigher Education Authority review shows six face immediate sustainability challengesFri Nov 04 2016 - 01:00
‘Managed decline’ at institutes of technologyThe scale of the impact of funding cuts and fewer resources highlighted in a new reportFri Nov 04 2016 - 00:00
More than 30,000 teachers face vetting by gardaí for first timeAll teachers to face periodic checks under new rulesWed Nov 02 2016 - 20:57
Bruton criticises display of ASTI posters in classroomsUnion’s move to have teachers display anti-reform materials in school ‘inappropriate’Wed Nov 02 2016 - 17:16
Students who ‘failed’ exams to get CAO pointsThose who obtained D1 grade are to be eligible for entry to honours degree coursesWed Nov 02 2016 - 01:00
ASTI accused of targeting students with postersUp to 40,000 students may lose 10% in English exams as a result of disputeWed Nov 02 2016 - 01:00
Q&A: Where next for the teachers’ dispute?Midterm is the last window of opportunity for talks to avert further school closuresFri Oct 28 2016 - 09:26
Deal on teachers’ dispute ‘unlikely’ in time to stop indefinite closure of schoolsTalks aimed at averting large-scale disruption due to start early next weekThu Oct 27 2016 - 22:22
Teachers’ strike: ASTI proposes ‘temporary’ deal to ease tensionGarda sergeants and inspectors to hold second day of action FridayThu Oct 27 2016 - 20:48
Teachers speak out: why we have gone on strike‘I earn up to €8,000 less a year than my colleagues because I qualified after 2011’Thu Oct 27 2016 - 19:53
