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# education - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
13 things we learned from the CSO’s new ‘quality of life’ data
The CSO has published a wide-ranging document, covering everything from household waste to penalty points.
# education - Monday 20 May, 2013
Column: The reality of unemployment is being masked by emigration
With youth unemployment at 23 per cent, the European Union and policy makers have a collective responsibility and obligation to help the “Lost Generation”, writes Liam Aylward.
University lecturers agree to enter new Croke Park talks
The Irish Federation of University Teachers said it was up to the official side to prove that talks on a new pay deal are not just an attempt to persuade people to accept proposals that have already been rejected.
# education - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Column: In Ethiopia, ordinary Irish people doing extraordinary things in difficult circumstances
National Volunteering Week ends today. Here Donnacha Maguire, who is in Ethiopia, tells us about some of the work being done by Irish volunteers in the country.
# education - Saturday 18 May, 2013
55 public-paid educators earning more than the Taoiseach
Figures released by Ruairí Quinn show that 55 people under the remit of the Dept of Education earn over €200,000 a year.
# education - Friday 17 May, 2013
Primary teachers votes for strike action if government cuts their pay
The INTO also agreed to accept an invitation to go back to the talks table with the Labour Relations Commission.
# education - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Quinn proposes using child benefit funds for free preschool education
The Minister is currently debating the issue with fellow ministers Joan Burton and Frances Fitzgerald.
# education - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Children in care more likely to be ‘suspended, excluded and leave school early’
“Given that there are currently 6,300 children in the care of the State – a relatively small number”, Emily Logan believes more should be done to support them.
Fee-paying students more likely to go straight to college
The research from the Department of Eduction says that more students from fee-paying secondary schools progress directly to higher education.
Children’s Minister ‘constantly amazed’ at lack of basic services
In a recent broad-ranging interview, Frances Fitzgerald talks about schools being ‘too ashamed’ to stand up to bullying, ‘unacceptable’ waiting lists and ‘bad news’ in service inspections.
# education - Friday 3 May, 2013
Smoke bomb goes off at Cork school
About 30 people were treated for smoke inhalation but nobody was seriously injured.
Fears of repeat delays to grants as SUSI retains a fraction of staff
Sinn Féin’s Jonathan O’Brien says keeping more of last year’s staff would help to avoid a repeat of 2012’s chronic delays.
# education - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Education Minister: ‘Do we really need 150 minutes of religion class per week?’
In a recent broad-ranging interview, Ruairí Quinn talks patronage, third-level fees, Margaret Thatcher’s funeral and his own future.
# education - Saturday 27 April, 2013
Ruairí Quinn: Even conservative groups know homophobic bullying is a problem
In a recent interview with TheJournal.ie, the Minister for Education outlined concerns about homophobic bullying and the bullying of the ‘bright, pretty young person’ in the classroom.
# education - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
‘Nothing on the table’ to provoke teachers’ strike, says Minister
Ruairí Quinn said it is “far too early” to say if legislation will be brought to legislate for pay cuts following the rejection of Croke Park II.
# education - Monday 22 April, 2013
Students protest over delayed opening of €2.7m Kildare school
St Anne’s national school in Ardclough, Kildare was “completed” in December 2011 but remains vacant because minor problems uncovered during an inspection remain unfixed.
# education - Sunday 14 April, 2013
Inside the elite Swiss school that boards children of the rich and powerful
Former students include the last Shah of Iran, Prince Rainier of Monaco and assorted members of wealthy US families Rockefellers and Rothschilds.
# education - Thursday 11 April, 2013
College offers online course in what it means to be Irish
Free open online course allows students here – and abroad – to explore Irish identity.
# education - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Column: Ireland’s educational system is the most unjust structure in our society today
The fundamental role the educational system plays today is determining a young person’s future life choices, so if there is to be equal opportunity, then we need to tackle equal access for all, writes Fr Peter McVerry.
# education - Saturday 6 April, 2013
How do you stop your water bottle leaking onto your iPad?
Hundreds of secondary school students are creating businesses for national entrepreneurship final. This little invention is just one of the entries.
# education - Friday 5 April, 2013
‘Unworkable’: Shatter rejects vetting idea from teachers
Around 42,000 serving teachers will have to be vetted retrospectively under new legislation, which one teachers’ union says will create long delays.
# education - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Ruairí Quinn: School enrolment to be ‘more structured, fair and transparent’
The minister is to publish a bill which will curtail the “over-use of preferential treatment” in the enrolment process.
# education - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Teachers’ union votes to reject further talks on Croke Park 2
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland also proposed the withdrawal of goodwill tasks like supervision duties.
The Evening Fix… now with added Sinéad O’Connor puppet
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# education - Monday 1 April, 2013
Teachers discuss Croke Park II at conferences
INTO President spoke of “increasing anger” over education cuts.
Calls for rural schools to be protected
The Green Party has called on the Education Minister to avoid implementing recommendations that may lead to the closure of rural schools.
Can sport save mankind?
The United Nations says yes. Well, kind of.
# education - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
Column: Should we increase school inspections?
The reality is that inspections only offer a momentary window into a teacher’s classroom as an educator. I would challenge the very notion that increasing inspections and appraisals is necessary to help develop better education standards, writes Aodhán Ó Ríordáin.
# education - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Column: We are all part of the solution to bullying
The ISPCC has developed a ‘self evaluation toolkit’ that schools can use to determine their own strengths and needs regarding bullying, writes Andrew Jackson.
Pieta House launches ‘Mind Our Men’ to reduce male suicide
The campaign aims to empower people in spotting and dealing with the signs and symptoms of suicide.
# education - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Column: Discrimination of workers in state funded bodies should not be allowed anymore
Protecting the staff of religious-run medical and educational institutions who are members of the LGBT community or those who are single parents should be a priority, especially if they receive state funding, says Ivana Bacik.
# education - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Increase in third level entrants from wealthier backgrounds
Equal access data from the Higher Education Authority has shown that third level entrants from the top three socio-economic backgrounds continue to increase, with those from less wealthy background dropping off.
# education - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Column: Gaeilge is a part of our culture – how it’s taught matters
The poetry, prose and history of the Irish language should be taken out of the current course and put into a separate, optional subject for advanced students – while “Irish Language” should be taught to every student as a core subject, writes Aodhán Ó Deá.
# education - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Column: Restricting young people’s access to social networks would be a huge mistake
It would be foolish to overlook the amazing opportunities social networks and other digital tools present for young people just because older generations are intimated by change, writes Dr Stephen Brennan.
# education - Monday 11 March, 2013
Fewer teachers now teaching religion ‘willingly’
The figures in the current INTO survey were compared to similar research undertaken 10 years ago.
# education - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Science, business and agriculture courses increase in CAO popularity
However teaching, medicine and arts have all dropped.
# education - Friday 8 March, 2013
What is it like being a child in Ireland today?
The fourth biennial State of the Nation’s Children has been released.
# education - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
‘It is no function of the State to supplement fee-paying schools’ – TUI
The teachers’ union wants the State to end its financial support for private schools.
Fee-paying schools have extra €81.3m for teachers and facilities
An examination of Ireland’s 55 so-called private secondary schools has thrown up some interesting figures.
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