University league tables ‘flawed’ and ‘unreliable’UK think-tank says concentration on research and not teaching skews the resultsThu Dec 15 2016 - 11:00
Plan to make education accessible to those from poorer backgroundsMinister Bruton makes pledge in new edition of ‘Education Matters’ yearbookWed Dec 14 2016 - 20:27
A dozen education issues set to dominate 2017Here are 12 issues you are likely to hear plenty about in Irish education next year, ranging from the baptism barrier to student loan schemes and from industrial action to preschool problemsWed Dec 14 2016 - 01:00
The Snapchat teachers: ‘They learn more this way than at school’The social media app has become an unlikely ally in boosting teaching and learningMon Dec 12 2016 - 11:00
‘Snob value’ pushing school-leavers to universities – professorStudents unsuited to higher education being shoehorned into universities by parentsFri Dec 09 2016 - 11:33
Student unions warn against introducing loan schemeGraduates who emigrate may be ‘too afraid’ to return home, Oireachtas committee toldThu Dec 08 2016 - 20:03
Irish students among ‘best at reading’ in developed world15-year-olds rank third in OECD study for reading, but science performance a concernTue Dec 06 2016 - 15:48
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
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
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
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
Fostered boy was rejected over two years by 28 schoolsOmbudsman for Children raises concern over vulnerable children missing educationWed Nov 23 2016 - 01:00
School admission Bill will allow discrimination, warns OmbudsmanLegislation fails to address ‘baptism barrier’ in certain schools, says Niall MuldoonWed 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
