Leaving Cert marks are altered as part of ‘unwritten policy’, claim examinersSources say some grades are changed to ensure consistent results each yearFri Jan 17 2020 - 00:35
‘Ants on her desk’: How some students were awarded ‘estimated grades’State exams body says practice aims to ensure students not unfairly disadvantagedThu Jan 16 2020 - 15:59
State exams body defends practice of issuing ‘estimated’ gradesMeasures used in exceptional situations where errors occur outside students’ controlThu Jan 16 2020 - 01:00
‘Parallel’ Leaving Cert system may threaten public confidenceHundreds of pupils have received estimated grades under a little-known systemThu Jan 16 2020 - 01:00
Hundreds of State exam students awarded ‘estimated grades’One Leaving Cert student given estimated grade after complaining of ants on deskThu Jan 16 2020 - 00:01
Schools have five years to phase out waiting lists under new rulesAdmissions legislation comes into force from September 2021Wed Jan 15 2020 - 21:24
School principals' group warns Leaving Cert ‘no longer fit for purpose’State Examinations Commission paper illuminates process of grade consistencyTue Jan 14 2020 - 18:36
Q&A: Will students be treated fairly under the State exams marking process?Process is generally seen as inherently fair in that every candidate is seen as the sameTue Jan 14 2020 - 02:00
State exams: What is the bell curve?Marking schemes altered to ensure similar proportion of students achieve same gradesTue Jan 14 2020 - 02:00
Questions raised over State examinations marking processAnalysis: Unpublished report highlights concerns over fairness, accuracy of systemTue Jan 14 2020 - 02:00
Leaving Cert marking ‘rushed, unfair and lacks precision’State Examinations Commission paper illuminates process of grade consistencyTue Jan 14 2020 - 01:00
Hundreds of childcare facilities to close in one-day stoppageOrganisers say under-funding of sector has resulted in unsustainable servicesFri Jan 10 2020 - 08:20
‘First step’ towards free books for primary school childrenPilot project will provide free books for 15,500 pupils in disadvantaged schoolsThu Jan 09 2020 - 18:26
Fewer schoolchildren drinking, smoking or having sex, study findsConcern over bullying and drop in life satisfaction among girlsThu Jan 09 2020 - 02:01
Hundreds of childcare providers may shut for ‘day of protest’Childcare facilities likely to close for one day in late January or early FebruaryTue Jan 07 2020 - 20:16
The 12 education issues set to dominate 2020Industrial strife, mergers and Leaving Cert reform will be prominent in coming yearTue Jan 07 2020 - 00:00
Surplus in State training fund set to climb to €1bn in 2020Scale of skills underspend emerges as third-level sectors facing investment ‘crisis’Mon Jan 06 2020 - 02:38
State criticised over €10m spent on chaplains for schoolsCampaigners say funding discriminates against secular and minority faith parentsMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:20
Twenty women-only professorships to be established this yearMary Mitchell O’Connor says the gender equality move is ‘game-changing moment’Fri Jan 03 2020 - 02:30
Government backs new €1bn Silicon Docks campus for Trinity CollegeCabinet approves report recommending €150m for innovation district in DublinFri Jan 03 2020 - 02:18
Teacher-sharing scheme to tackle shortages has not had any uptakeThe Government initiative has not resulted in a single shared teaching post, figures showFri Jan 03 2020 - 02:12
Plan to double number of pupils in Irish-speaking schoolsJoe McHugh to develop new blueprint to support Irish-medium educationMon Dec 30 2019 - 14:23
Rising fees lead many to question value of private educationParents make major financial sacrifice in scramble to secure places at oversubscribed schoolsSat Dec 28 2019 - 02:30
Fees for private schools jump as enrolments return to boom-time highDay pupil fees rise above €8,000 for the first time, while boarding fees rise to €23,000Sat Dec 28 2019 - 02:30
Public has limited sympathy for children locked in povertyIt’s hard to convince people of the importance of child welfare policies – but there are waysSat Dec 21 2019 - 06:00
Diagnosis not needed to secure SNA support for childrenMove by department aims to ensure pupils with disabilities can access helpThu Dec 19 2019 - 01:00
Minister criticises ‘lack of transparency’ at NUI Galway charityStudents condemn ‘wasteful and frivolous’ spending noted in Charities Regulator reportWed Dec 18 2019 - 15:30
Educate Together and ETBs awarded patronage of six new secondary schoolsHarold’s Cross and Goatstown secondary schools to be run by Educate TogetherTue Dec 17 2019 - 17:11
Graduate gender pay gap widens over time, official figures revealPay for male graduates outstrips that for women by €130 a week eight years after collegeMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Over 500 children with special needs are without school placesClaim that home-tuition grants were deliberately delayed is rejected by GovernmentMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Career opportunities: Highest-paying college degrees revealedMedicine, statistics and engineering graduates earn up to twice that of arts, humanitiesMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Earnings a key consideration for cost-conscious studentsIrish students set to face highest college fees in the European Union following BrexitMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Public libraries to get sensory rooms for children with disabilitiesFunding announced for sensory play equipment, toys and assistive technologiesMon Dec 16 2019 - 00:01
UCD president: ‘Employers nowadays want more rounded graduates’Prof Andrew Deeks says students are increasingly expected to be resilientWed Dec 11 2019 - 20:08
Sex education review does not recommend changes to ethos opt-out ruleEthos of religious schools will be protected, Minister for Education saysWed Dec 11 2019 - 19:57
UCD plans to expand and become Ireland’s ‘largest’ third-level institutionUniversity to hire 500 new academic staff and enrol thousands more studentsWed Dec 11 2019 - 17:29
Royal College of Surgeons becomes State’s ninth universityDublin institution says change will help it secure top staff, research funding and studentsTue Dec 10 2019 - 16:58
Irish universities secure six prestigious European research grantsTrinity, NUIG and Maynooth secure funding from ‘gold standard’ of academic researchTue Dec 10 2019 - 13:25
Students ‘losing out’ on tuition time due to disputeSchools advised to begin teachers’ meetings during class time in bid to diffuse rowMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:29
New online support to help students learn Polish, Lithuanian and PortugueseSupporting ‘heritage languages’ boosts wellbeing of pupils from different backgroundsMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:29
Abuse redress: Christian Brothers pay €30mReligious congregations provide €110m in cash but owe twice that amount in propertyMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:25
Secondary students urged to learn foreign languages to boost career prospects3,000 students attend transition year languages eventFri Dec 06 2019 - 21:17
Mary McAleese inaugurated as new chancellor of Trinity CollegeFrom one former president to another as role is inherited from Mary RobinsonFri Dec 06 2019 - 19:25
Fintan O’Toole conferred with honorary degree by Trinity CollegeFormer tánaiste Mary Harney and Joan Freeman among other recipientsFri Dec 06 2019 - 19:17
Dublin City University announces new presidentProf Dáire Keogh will take over as DCU’s fourth president next JulyFri Dec 06 2019 - 17:29
Schools get green light for online job interviews with teachersMove aims to make it easier for qualified educationalists based abroad to move homeFri Dec 06 2019 - 01:00
What do school changes to sacraments mean for parents?Archbishop of Dublin announces reforms aimed at moving sacramental preparation to parishesWed Dec 04 2019 - 13:09
Most pupils and teachers feel Stem subjects are ‘too hard’ and take up too much timeResearch suggests students’ participation in Stem subjects ‘stagnating’ despite job growth in sectorWed Dec 04 2019 - 00:01
Pisa rankings: Irish teens among the best at reading in developed world15-year-olds above average in maths and science, but low number of high achieversTue Dec 03 2019 - 08:02
Pisa rankings: Good performance – but can anyone compete with China?Irish teens are among world’s best readers, but could do better in maths and scienceTue Dec 03 2019 - 08:00
