Teacher unions agree to put junior cycle plan to ballotNew ‘profile of achievement’ to be issued by schools rather than the stateFri May 22 2015 - 16:00
Teacher unions may put junior cycle deal to ballot without endorsementUnion members express concern they are being given little time to analyse the dealFri May 22 2015 - 01:01
Special needs budget for schools to increase by 4%Extra resource teacher posts allocated to primary and secondary schoolsThu May 21 2015 - 20:01
State urged to sign up to Safe Schools DeclarationThe declaration aims to give places of learning special protection from military useWed May 20 2015 - 22:21
TUI and ASTI committees to meet on junior cycle dealUnions to discuss whether to recommend agreement with Department of EducationWed May 20 2015 - 18:31
English language schools to be obliged to provide student ‘insurance’Reform proposals to go before Cabinet today also to seek details on ‘shadow directors’Wed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Cuts to guidance counselling have ‘entrenched privilege’Counsellors’ Institute says austerity measure leading to inequality in education systemTue May 19 2015 - 16:08
Unthinkable: Should children be encouraged to doubt?School debating is no substitute for Socratic inquiry, argues author and campaigner Peter WorleyTue May 19 2015 - 09:12
Teachers oppose plan for mandatory upskillingProposal to link training credits to teaching register in doubt following backlashMon May 18 2015 - 01:00
Fee-paying schools miss worst of cuts to counsellingLess serious impact of cuts on fee-charging schools put down to ‘parent power’Mon May 18 2015 - 01:00
History teachers criticise union stance on junior cycle subjectsCivic, Social and Political Education (CSPE) being singled out for ‘preferential treatment’Sat May 16 2015 - 12:18
Twenty years on – could the ‘Irish Press’ have been saved?Journalist’s sacking in May 1995 led to a lock-in; the newspapers never returnedSat May 16 2015 - 01:00
Pupils in North divided by income more than religion, says studyThere is no point in ‘Séamus and William sitting together’ if they can’t read or write, seminar toldFri May 15 2015 - 09:58
Louth school wins history competition with SS Dundalk projectOctober 1918 sinking of ship investigated by primary school pupils in all-island contestThu May 14 2015 - 14:35
Ireland ranks 15th in global league table for maths, scienceGDP would be boosted by 2.3 per cent if universal basic skill levels were achievedWed May 13 2015 - 18:15
Most employers demand 2.1 degree of applicants - surveyDegree grades the biggest determinant of whether graduates secure a job interviewWed May 13 2015 - 18:15
Classroom internet access linked to much higher test scoresSchools teaching design and graphics programme set to benefit from €7m in grantsTue May 12 2015 - 20:21
Students told to get guarantee before paying language schoolsDepartment of Justice issues statement addressing concerns over regulation of sectorTue May 12 2015 - 20:03
Unthinkable: Are parents entitled to rule their children?Parents must seek the ‘consent of the ruled’, argues political theorist Dr Allyn FivesTue May 12 2015 - 01:00
Over 500 retired teachers employed during last school yearDepartment should take steps to ‘ensure newly-qualified teachers have first call’ - FFTue May 05 2015 - 12:38
Unthinkable: What’s the use of poetry?Science ‘doesn’t do feelings’ but it should not ignore poetic truths, argues physicist and poet Iggy McGovernTue May 05 2015 - 06:00
Cog Notes: Could a third-level savings bond solve the fees problem?The idea has been likened to an ‘SSIA for higher education’Tue May 05 2015 - 05:00
Leaving Certificate old fashioned, claims reportTargeted reforms could reduce risk of overreliance on rote learning among studentsSat May 02 2015 - 06:00
Jan O’Sullivan signals further movement on junior cycle reformJoint Managerial Body says evidence of discrimination lacking to justify admissions BillFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
University rankings undermine access policies, conference hearsImpossible to compete ‘unless you have got billionaires on your doorstep’Thu Apr 30 2015 - 20:24
‘Young university’ rankings: DCU up, Maynooth downDIT and Ulster University make top 100 for the up-and-coming third-level institutionsThu Apr 30 2015 - 08:52
Leaving Cert exam papers ‘not very predictable’, says MinisterClaims Leaving Cert questions easy to predict deemed by research to be unfoundedThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Leaving Cert overhaul: out with A, B, C in with 1, 2, 3New points scale for CAO to be published in September under college entry revampWed Apr 29 2015 - 12:46
Trinity English department ranked 32nd best in the worldEight top 50 rankings for Irish universities highlights implicit strength of humanitiesWed Apr 29 2015 - 00:01
Department issues apology over incorrect teacher strike figuresFigures raised questions about strength of teachers’ opposition to reformsTue Apr 28 2015 - 06:44
Unthinkable: How to deal with disagreement?It’s not easy but there is a third way to the realist and relativist approaches to truth, says UCD professor of American philosophy Maria BaghramianTue Apr 28 2015 - 06:32
Cog Notes: The boss of the HEA slugs it out with academicsIn his address, Tom Boland of the Higher Education Institute questioned academics on Irish universities’ commitment to Englightenment idealsTue Apr 28 2015 - 01:00
Mixed response to Leaving Cert points reform planAnything that eases strain for students is worth it, say guidance councillorsMon Apr 27 2015 - 16:26
Student grants facility opens for 2015/2016 applicationsStudent Universal Support Ireland now accepting inquiries on college financial aidMon Apr 27 2015 - 16:18
EU-US trade deal to undermine education as ‘public good’Upheaval in third-level sector escalates on Monday with industrial action at Cork ITSat Apr 25 2015 - 16:48
Overseas aid to education down 10% since 2010Humanitarian funding to education in emergencies critically low, conference toldFri Apr 24 2015 - 16:55
Alternatives to higher education needed, expert group advisesNumber in universities and institutes of technology set to grow by 30 per centThu Apr 23 2015 - 13:04
Students union accused of ‘fudge’ on reforming grant systemUSI wants inequalities removed from grants system but seeks no move against ‘asset rich’Wed Apr 22 2015 - 21:52
Waterford IT appoints new president at ‘important phase’ in its historyNew management put in place after institute’s withdrawal from merger talks with IT CarlowTue Apr 21 2015 - 21:48
Almost one in three colleges ‘won’t hit performance targets’Universities seeking more fee-paying international students to boost finances, forum hearsTue Apr 21 2015 - 19:31
Unthinkable: Is uncertainty such a bad thing?We should not eradicate doubt but use it to our advantage, says philosopher Luciano FloridiTue Apr 21 2015 - 15:55
Cog Notes: ASTI youth outflank militantsTwo delegates from Fermoy branch make influential contribution at conferenceTue Apr 21 2015 - 05:00
Teacher boycott holds firm with training sessions cancelledDepartment says industrial action will harm current English studentsMon Apr 20 2015 - 22:46
Rush to e-learning may fuel online plagiarism, warn lecturersUnion’s members express concerns over impact of technology on higher educationMon Apr 20 2015 - 21:13
Too many courses on CAO, says HEA bossUniversities backtrack on plan to reform ‘bewildering’ CAO systemMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:04
Students get academics to write their essays for €50 an hourUniversities increase measures to combat academic fraud as websites offer to do workMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
UCD agrees 50 year ‘free’ lease for Confucius InstituteBuilding costing €7.4m being funded in part by Chinese and Irish government contributionsFri Apr 17 2015 - 01:00
UCD academics query plan for ‘model’ Confucius InstituteTerms of 50-year agreement for €7.4 million cultural centre ‘a good outcome’, says collegeFri Apr 17 2015 - 01:00
