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Report on lost Leaving Cert art is held up by legal issues

THE publication of a consultants' report on errors made in the marking of last year's Leaving Cert art exam is being held up …

Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00

Parents' conference hears of `steady erosion' of school hours

THE school year has been shortened by more than one quarter of its normal length because of the absence of teachers from the …

Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00

Government faces human rights challenge

THE Government is to be questioned on its human rights record when it presents a progress report to the UN.

Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00

Lebanese community holds protest at Dail over killings

WITH shouts of "Allah akbar" (God is great) and "Israeli child killers", a small part of the great wave of Arab outrage at the…

Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00

Union split down the middle

IN SPITE OF the compromise result arrived at by last week's ASTI conference, the unions remains badly split on its attitude to…

Tue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00

Teachers turn aside from strikes but problems remain

THIS was the week the teachers went to the precipice

Fri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00

Militant teachers increase pressure for new pay deal

TEACHERS have stepped up pressure on the Minister for Education with votes at annual conferences for industrial action and a …

Thu Apr 11 1996 - 01:00

Strike option to be subject of ASTI vote

SECONDARY school teachers are to vote at their union conferences tomorrow on a "shopping list" of proposals for industrial action…

Wed Apr 10 1996 - 01:00

Rough ride in store for leaders

IT'S HARD to look anywhere on the programme for the ASTI convention without coming across motions calling for industrial action…

Tue Apr 09 1996 - 01:00

How teachers' deal crumbled in frustration

IT TOOK almost two years to negotiate, and only weeks to negotiate, and only weeks to unravel

Sat Apr 06 1996 - 01:00

Teachers reject £66.7m pay deal

THE Minister for Education faces the prospect of industrial unrest in schools as well as the disruption of her plans for education…

Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00

Doubtful if teachers' unions can agree on pay offer

THE story is told of the teacher who, when promoted to a post of responsibility, was given the duty of ensuring that the school…

Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00

ASTI expected to reject £67m reform package

SECONDARY teachers are believed to have rejected the Government's £66.7 million offer on pay and conditions

Fri Mar 29 1996 - 00:00

Co ed school offer few extra benefits, ESRI study finds

CO EDUCATION has little impact on the performance of boys and girls in the Leaving Certificate, a new study has found.

Thu Mar 28 1996 - 00:00

Minister urged to tackle shortage of places in schools

OPPOSITION TDs have called on the Minister for Education, Ms Breathnach, to take steps to ease what they say is a severe shortage…

Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00

Labour accuses PDs of rezoning decision

LABOUR has accused the Progressive Democrats of initiating a land rezoning in Dublin West which helped developers make "fabulous…

Mon Mar 25 1996 - 00:00

Limp `yes' expected from INTO

PRIMARY TEACHERS are expected to give the Government's pay offer their seal of approval when the results of the INTO's ballot…

Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00

VEC involved in unapproved plans was given £1.3m to reduce deficit

OVER £1.3 million was allocated to Co Westmeath VEC to reduce deficits run up in five years between 1989 and 1995, the Minister…

Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00

UCD delays plans for intake of underprivileged

UNIVERSITY College, Dublin, has postponed plans to reserve 2 per cent of its intake for students from disadvantaged backgrounds…

Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00

Pupil returns from school being investigated

THE Department of Education is carrying out an investigation into records of pupil numbers at Ireland's largest school, Carndonagh…

Fri Mar 15 1996 - 00:00

Banning of school suspensions urged

THE Minister for Education should ban the suspension of pupils from schools, the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) has…

Thu Mar 14 1996 - 00:00

Cabinet approves draft legislation on new education boards

THE Government has approved draft legislation to devolve many of the functions of the Department of Education to 10 new education…

Wed Mar 13 1996 - 00:00

Number of applicants for courses at third level falls

THE number of people applying through the Central Applications Office (CAO) to enter third level education this autumn has dropped…

Wed Mar 13 1996 - 00:00

Strong feelings voiced as unions debate pay deals

GREAT deal more than the future of education hinges on the outcome of the Government's £67 million pay and conditions offer currently…

Tue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00

Child Care Act fails disabled, says group

DISABLED children are more vulnerable to abuse because they are specifically excluded from childcare legislation, according to…

Tue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00

EU critical of lack of youth training

UP TO 10,000 young people a year are being condemned to unemployment and anti social behaviour because of a lack of training …

Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00

Principals dismiss call for creche facilities in schools

A CALL for second level schools to provide creche facilities for students who are single mothers has drawn a sceptical reaction…

Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00

Independent chairman to handle exam queries

AN independent chairman is to be appointed to deal with complaints by Dundalk parents about poor marks awarded in last year's…

Thu Mar 07 1996 - 00:00

ASTI is key battleground

POSTS OF responsibility without power - the new prerogative of the teacher

Tue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00

£200m project for sewage treatment in Dublin outlined

DUBLIN Corporation, announcing its plan yesterday to end the dumping of raw sewage in the sea, said that a two month public consultation…

Tue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00

Compulsory schooling for all to age 17 urged by Forfast executive

THE minimum compulsory school leaving age should be increased to 17, the chief executive officer of Forfas, the development authority…

Mon Mar 04 1996 - 00:00

Breathnach to consult RTCs on more appropriate title

THE State's 11 regional technical colleges are to be renamed to reflect their higher education activities more accurately, the…

Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00

Parents say they will go to court on Leaving marks

THE Department of Education has firmly rejected claims by a group of Dundalk parents that up to 80 students were marked too low…

Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00

Effect of soap operas criticised

THE president of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors has attacked television soap operas for "heaping scorn" on permanent stable…

Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00

Schools rationalism programme under way

THE commission on school accommodation needs, established by the Minister for Education, begins work today on the rationalisation…

Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00

Unions put package forward for ballot

SECOND LEVEL teachers are to vote on the Government's £66

Thu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00

A testing time ahead for teachers' pay deal

THE PRICE is high but so are the stakes. The Government's £66

Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00

£66.7m package for teachers faces union opposition

THE Government's £66

Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00

Breathnach plan to extend counselling

NEW guidance services are to be developed for groups such as adult learners, the disadvantaged and post Leaving Certificate students…

Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00

Study highlights schools' powers

THE Irish education system is made up of highly autonomous schools operating under strong central government influence, but with…

Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00

Breathnach to announce £67m teacher package

TEACHER unions and the Government have agreed to phase in a £67 million deal on pay conditions for the State's 40,000, teachers…

Mon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00

SF members heckle trade unionists as 25,000 people march in Dublin

IRISH people would not allow the bonds of friendship which have developed across the Border over the past 18 months to be destroyed…

Mon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00

100,000 people send message of peace to IRA

SOME 100,000 people took part in dozens of peace rallies in towns throughout the Republic St day

Mon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00

More questions on exam `fiasco'

THE Minister for Education is to face more Dail questions next week over her admission that further mistakes were made in marking…

Sat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00

Hell hath no fury like Boyzone fans who have been scoured

IT WAS "the great lock out" of the 1990s as thousands of screaming Boyzone fans were prevented from meeting their pop heroes

Sat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00

Reduction in trainee pay urged to increase places

APPRENTICE wages should be reduced or restructured to make training schemes more attractive to employers, according to an EU …

Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00

Teachers welcome welfare service plan

FIRST and second level teachers are to get their own welfare service, the Minister for Education has announced

Wed Feb 21 1996 - 00:00

USI criticises colleges over Breathnach plan

UNIVERSITY heads have "hijacked" the debate on college legislation by making "spurious claims" that it would diminish their autonomy…

Tue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00

Disabled not getting jobs despite investment of £700m

THE investment of more than £700 million by the State and the EU in training for people with disabilities has largely failed …

Mon Feb 19 1996 - 00:00

Argument holds up talks on teachers' £70m deal

DISAGREEMENTS over the extra productivity in return for a £70 million deal on pay and conditions are delaying the completion …

Sat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
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