10 to lose jobs as part of college cost-cutting plansTEN MEMBERS of staff at the National College of Ireland (NCI) in Dublin’s IFSC are to be made redundant under cost-cutting plans…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Inspectors say religion too prominent on teacher courseSTUDENTS IN one of Ireland’s largest teacher training colleges spend too much time studying religion, according to a report…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Students could face €25,000 debts under loan planCOLLEGE GRADUATES would have to repay a debt of at least €25,000 under a student loan scheme being considered by the Department…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Report delay shows 'lack of urgency'THE LONG delay in publishing the Hunt report is “sadly indicative of the lack of urgency within the Department of Education to…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Report urges student fees systemThe long-awaited Hunt Report on higher education was formally launched by Minister for Education, Mary Coughlan today.Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Union says report on education 'confused'A MAJOR Government-commissioned report on the third-level sector, due to be officially released this morning, is uninspiring …Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Four Dublin institutes of technology seek joint redesignationFOUR INSTITUTES of technology in Dublin are to make a joint bid for redesignation as a new-style “technological university…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Third-level sector needs additional €500mTHE HIGHER education system requires additional funding of up to €500 million a year to keep pace with record student demand …Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
Contradiction between public policy and persistent underfunding laid bareBACKGROUND: The Hunt report says education is the key to our futureThu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
Proposal for new schools to share groundsPROPOSED NEW primary schools must signal their readiness to be part of a “campus development” with other schools in order to …Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Northern schools have double South's computersSCHOOLS IN Northern Ireland have almost twice as many computers as their counterparts in the Republic.Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Hundreds of senior school management posts vacantHUNDREDS OF senior management posts in primary schools remain vacant – months after the Department of Education promised to fill…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
2010: The year that Irish education fell to earthWith Ireland’s OECD ranking in maths and literacy slipping dramatically and our universities falling in global rankings, 2010…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Student body wants Croke Park deal reopenedTHE UNION of Students in Ireland has called on the Government to renegotiate the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Shattering the myth of a world-class education systemThe latest OECD findings expose the Irish education system for what it is – a lot less successful than we like to tell ourselves…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Student contribution fee of €2,000 a 'Pearl Harbour'EDUCATION: STUDENTS WILL be liable for a new fee of €2,000 from next September, an increase of 33 per cent.Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Results black mark for our system, says QuinnREACTION: THE ORGANISATION for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) survey results are a “shocking indication of how…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Irish students drop in rankings for literacy and mathsTHE RANKING of Irish students in literacy and maths has fallen dramatically in the latest OECD surveyWed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Ireland drops in literacy rankingsIreland has slipped down the OECD education rankings in literacy and maths, in a move which could damage the strong international…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Education sector faces fees hikeIncreased student fees and school transport charges are among the main features of the Budget in the education sector.Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Limerick's quiet revolutionPROFILE: PROFESSOR DON BARRY, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK (UL): The University of Limerick has been physically transformed…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Pianist's €225,000 academy salary criticised in reportTHE ACCLAIMED concert pianist John O’Conor received a salary package of €225,000 for part-time positions as director and teacher…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Basic student skills going into third level questionedCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION: AN INCREASING number of Leaving Cert students entering third-level education exhibit serious deficiencies…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
UCD and NCAD to join forces on similar coursesUCD AND the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) have unveiled a new academic alliance.Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Low-paid workers in education to have salaries cutPAY CUTS: CARETAKERS AND school secretaries – who are among the lowest paid workers in the education sector – are to have their…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Student fee increase and teacher cuts plannedINCREASES IN student charges and the prospect of a new student loan scheme are the most striking features of the four-year plan…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Training plan seeks to improve teaching standardsMAJOR CHANGES in teacher training from 2012 have been unveiled by Minister for Education Mary Coughlan to boost literacy and …Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Student contribution fee to go up 33%The student contribution charge will be increased by 33 per cent from €1,500 to €2,000, according to the National Recovery Plan…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
UCD and TCD launch graduate research centreTHE RESEARCH merger between UCD and TCD entered a new phase with the opening of the Innovation Academy yesterday.Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Teacher gets €12,000 in religion caseA TEACHER who lost the offer of a permanent post after she failed to furnish a Catholic religion certificate has been awarded…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Online college to offer HDip in educationTHE PRIVATE online Hibernia College is set to provide the higher diploma in education (HDip), the main gateway to second-level…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Proposals aim to end half-day school closures for teacher meetingsTHE PRACTICE of schools closing for half days for teacher meetings and training is set to end under new Department of Education…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
College confident lost funds will be returnedDUBLIN FEE-PAYING school St Michael’s College is confident that over €200,000 missing from its funds will be returned shortly…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Department still to spend €331m of its school budgetMINISTER FOR Education Mary Coughlan has defended her department’s record on school buildings after new figures revealed almost…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Dismay over school building spendThe construction industry and the Opposition have expressed dismay at new figures which show the Department of Education has …Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
25,000 protest against fees increaseIN THE largest student protest for a generation, at least 25,000 voiced their opposition to increased student fees outside the…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Cuts to special needs staff proposedCUTS IN the number of special needs assistants (SNAs) in schools and an increase in the pupil-teacher ratio are being proposed…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Greens set to support fees of up to €2,500NEGOTIATIONS ON the scale of the new student fees are continuing between Fianna Fáil and the Green PartyTue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Loan scheme to help students with €3,000 fees rejected by departmentTHE INTRODUCTION of any loan scheme to help students and parents cope with student fees of up to €3,000 from next September has…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Irish have enduring strengths, says PresidentSOCIETY HAS much to be proud of despite the disappointment and economic retrenchment of this gloomy time, President Mary McAleese…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Threat of redundancy prompts fresh ballot on pay dealTHE TEACHERS’ UNION of Ireland (TUI) has moved to soften its opposition to the Croke Park deal after the Department of Education…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Cabinet agrees to cut number of VECsTHE NUMBER of Vocational Education Committees (VECs) is to be cut from 33 to 16 under proposals agreed by the Cabinet yesterday…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
NUI Maynooth supports bonus points for mathsNUI MAYNOOTH is the latest university to back bonus points for higher level maths in the Leaving Cert examMon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
USI claims 100,000 graduates out of workCLOSE to 100,000 graduates are now unemployed, with the great majority set to emigrate over the coming five years.Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Uncomfortable time for universitiesANALYSIS: Yesterday’s Dáil finance committee meeting was little short of a PR disaster for universitiesFri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Former head of DCU takes Scottish appointmentPROF FERDINAND von Prondzynski, a former president of Dublin City University (DCU), has been appointed as principal and vice-…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Call for more resources for VEC trainingA SENIOR school manager has called on the Government to provide adequate resources to allow Vocational Education Committees (…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
High fail rate in foreign languages prompts concernJUNIOR CERT RESULTS: HIGH FAILURE rates in foreign languages are the striking feature of this year’s Junior Cert results, published…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Continuing discussions to delay introduction of revised examEXAMINATION CHANGES: THE INTRODUCTION of a revised Junior Cert, replacing the current much-criticised exam, is to be delayed…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
ASTI to enter national pay deal talks after voteTHE MAIN secondary teachers’ union, the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI), has voted to enter talks with the…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
