Pay to be restored for up to 60,000 public sector workersTeachers, nurses, gardaí hired since 2011 to benefit by average of about €3,300Sat Sept 22 2018 - 00:12
Junior entrepreneurs encouraged to start real businesses in the classroomPrimary schools have one week to sign up classes to take part in this year’s programmeTue Sept 18 2018 - 20:43
Universities seek freedom from ‘grinding levers of State control’Top Irish colleges say changes are needed if they are to compete with Europe’s bestMon Sept 17 2018 - 11:04
Student set to be one of State’s first Traveller primary teachersTeaching initiative endeavours to diversify what is a ‘white, middle-class’ professionMon Sept 17 2018 - 01:00
Secondary school teachers to receive free training for foreign languagesPlan aims to boost number of French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian educatorsMon Sept 17 2018 - 00:49
Dyscalculia: Why maths doesn’t add up for some of usMany suffer from dyscalculia, a problem as common as dyslexia but seldom diagnosedSat Sept 15 2018 - 06:15
New schools should be named after State’s founders, Varadkar saysTaoiseach suggests schools could honour the signatories of the ProclamationFri Sept 14 2018 - 14:59
Gaelscoileanna report acute difficulties finding qualified Irish teachersSome schools forced to advertise vacant positions on multiple occasionsFri Sept 14 2018 - 02:00
Sports halls at centre of €12bn plan for school investmentPledge comes after PE made a Leaving Cert subject and childhood obesity concernsFri Sept 14 2018 - 01:00
Findings on spending at State-run education board referred to GardaInvestigation highlights flawed tender processes at Kildare Wicklow ETBWed Sept 12 2018 - 20:56
Almost 50 pupils get top marks in Junior CertMore than 62,000 Junior Cert students set for results todayWed Sept 12 2018 - 06:00
Irish classrooms among the most overcrowded in developed worldOECD report paints mixed picture of Ireland’s education systemTue Sept 11 2018 - 18:59
Hidden condition may be real reason many struggle with mathsDyslexia more than 100 times more likely to be diagnosed than maths-learning disorderTue Sept 11 2018 - 00:01
Catholic schools warn Minister that religion opt-out may breach lawTrustees respond to plan for pupils who do not want to take part in religious instructionWed Sept 05 2018 - 06:00
University quotas to tackle teacher shortage in secondary schoolsMore training places for students who wish to teach subjects lacking qualified educatorsTue Sept 04 2018 - 00:30
Church of Ireland community ‘torn apart’ over school’s policyFormer rector says row is damaging school and causing ‘serious crisis’ in Greystones parishTue Sept 04 2018 - 00:01
Grind schools record surge in enrolmentNew grind school signs up 200 full-time students with fees of more than €7,000Mon Sept 03 2018 - 01:00
‘Most people’ unaware of equal HPV risk to men and womenUp to 100 women and 30 men die each year from cancers caused by HPV in IrelandMon Sept 03 2018 - 01:00
Career guidance in schools is not fit for purpose – IbecSystem failing to meet the needs of people faced with changing world of workMon Sept 03 2018 - 00:08
Church of Ireland archbishop refuses to dissolve Greystones school boardControversy over school admissions policy which prioritises church attendanceSun Sept 02 2018 - 19:12
Harris criticises Greystones Church of Ireland school enrolment policyPrincipal resigned over admissions rule which prioritises church-goersFri Aug 31 2018 - 16:40
Parents at Greystones school back no confidence vote in board of managementChurch of Ireland school at centre of admissions rowThu Aug 30 2018 - 21:01
Pupils asked to bring toilet roll to school due to funding ‘crisis’ - TDOireachtas committee told State funding is falling well short of the real cost of educationThu Aug 30 2018 - 17:15
CAO 2018: Points may have dropped due to housing crisisSecond round offers see significant fall in points for some courses in Dublin and CorkWed Aug 29 2018 - 18:59
Parents’ concern over ‘lack’ of school places in commuter belt areasDepartment of Education insists there is a school place for any child who needs itWed Aug 29 2018 - 18:53
Department has no power to force schools to cut uniform costs for parentsBruton’s plan promised extra funding for schools adopting cost-effective measuresWed Aug 29 2018 - 00:39
INTO general secretary to retire next yearSheila Nunan has led country’s biggest teachers’ organisation for a decadeMon Aug 27 2018 - 16:42
Special needs children open Ireland’s ‘most inclusive’ playgroundWicklow playground designed for children with physical and sensory disabilitiesThu Aug 23 2018 - 19:34
School bus system in ‘chaos’ as children left without placesDepartment of Education system says there is no shortage of places for ‘eligible’ childrenThu Aug 23 2018 - 19:32
Our Catholic education system is out of step with modern societySchool population has changed since last papal visit but most of the system is the sameThu Aug 23 2018 - 18:39
Foreign language speakers to be hired for classroomsOverseas language assistants to be recruited to support teaching and linguistic learningWed Aug 22 2018 - 00:01
Higher education chief resigns amid frustration over lack of autonomySources claim some key proposed reforms have either been stymied or delayedTue Aug 21 2018 - 16:41
OPW defends decision to issue pass with ‘crucifix’ to health staff during pope's visitLynn Ruane says it is ‘disrepectful’ to require staff to produce badge for crossing Garda cordonsTue Aug 21 2018 - 16:32
Have your say: Tell us about your student accommodation struggle or college commuteMany students are opting to commute long distances due to rising rentsTue Aug 21 2018 - 13:39
Students’ union criticises ‘exorbitant’ rents in affluent Dublin areasCollege unions refusing to advertise accommodation where students are ‘exploited’Tue Aug 21 2018 - 12:05
Higher-level maths students performing well despite doubling in exam numbersSome 92% of students secured bonus points this year; just 2% failed to pass the examMon Aug 20 2018 - 06:00
Sharp rise in students living at home due to accommodation crisisStudents unions say on-campus housing booked out in most third-level institutionsMon Aug 20 2018 - 06:00
CAO 2018: Points for arts fall amid demand for jobs-friendly coursesEngineering, teaching and nursing see some of the biggest points increases this yearMon Aug 20 2018 - 06:00
Man in his 60s dies after stabbing in DublinGardaí are investigating following fatal incident in Crumlin on Sunday nightMon Aug 20 2018 - 00:20
Journalist Gemma O’Doherty announces intention to run for the presidencyShe joins four other contenders seeking nomination to run in presidential electionSun Aug 19 2018 - 21:18
Girls outperform boys in majority of Leaving Cert subjectsBoys fare better at higher maths, while boys in North overtake girls for the first timeFri Aug 17 2018 - 06:00
CAO Q&A: Does my disabled status mean I’m guaranteed a college place?Brian Mooney: No one is automatically eligible, even if they secure ‘Hear’ or ‘Dare’ statusFri Aug 17 2018 - 01:00
Bruton plays down high failure rate in ordinary level mathsState Examinations Commission to be asked to see if there are ‘lessons to be learned’Wed Aug 15 2018 - 18:04
More than 3,700 Leaving Cert pupils fail maths examPoints bonus for record numbers who gambled on sitting higher-level maths paperWed Aug 15 2018 - 17:13
‘I was in shock’ - Seven Leaving Cert students get eight H1sMore than 3,700 Leaving Cert pupils fail maths examWed Aug 15 2018 - 14:13
Leaving Cert: Still puzzled by the new grading system? Read thisThe old familiar grading system - A1, B2, C3 - was replaced with grades from H1 to H8 and O1 to O8Wed Aug 15 2018 - 07:57
Mother has to check son at school to ensure he’s not at riskLack of nursing supports for severely disabled children ‘matter of urgency’Tue Aug 07 2018 - 02:25
Vulnerable children at risk due to lack of nursing supports in schoolsState body warns of ‘urgent’ need to provide support for pupils with complex medical conditionsTue Aug 07 2018 - 02:24
Give me a crash course in. . . college refundsComplaints are giving rise to concerns over third-level qualitySat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
Whatever happened to the teenage summer job?Picking strawberries or waiting tables used to be a rite of passage. But the summer job as we know it may be disappearingSat Aug 04 2018 - 00:00
