Irish teenagers getting weaker at maths and reading, new international research shows – The Irish Times
Teenagers in Ireland are achieving significantly lower scores in reading and maths than they were a decade ago,…
‘I was the first to benefit’: How Donogh O’Malley’s introduction of free secondary education changed Ireland – The Irish Times
There are few policy decisions that have shaped Ireland more than the introduction of free secondary school education.…
School devices: Parents feel ‘press-ganged into something we don’t want and can’t afford’ – The Irish Times
Shortly before schools rose for the summer, Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton wrote to principals raising concern about…
Pupils were ‘getting sick in bathrooms’ after ‘impossible’ Leaving Cert paper, says parents – The Irish Times
Leaving Certificate students were “getting sick in the bathrooms” after this year’s “horrendous” maths paper one exam, parents…
Boy with educational needs receives 18 rejections for special school place – The Irish Times
A 12-year-old boy with special educational needs has received 18 rejections for a special school place, the Dáil…
Rise in Irish exemptions denies children part of their identity, report says – The Irish Times
An “exponential” increase in schoolchildren getting exemptions from Irish is denying them part of their identity, is not…
Minister to bring plan for first ever SNA strategy to Cabinet today – The Journal
Minister to bring plan for first ever SNA strategy to Cabinet today The JournalSNA role roadmap for Cabinet, redeployment…
Number sitting Leaving Cert climbs to record level – The Irish Times
The number of students due to start the Leaving Certificate exams today has climbed to its highest ever…
Dyslexic students should get extra points for the disadvantage they face, mother of LC pupil says – The Irish Times
Caoimhe Murphy (18) will walk into her first Leaving Certificate exam on Wednesday morning not only stressed about…
A Government candidate has not won a byelection since 2014. That may be about to change – The Irish Times
Thursday’s Irish Times/TG4/Ipsos B&A poll shows a three-horse race among the early front-runners in the Galway West byelection…
Parents devastated by proposed SNA cuts in schools – The Irish Times
Criticism of policy around the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs) to schools has argued that children did…
Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration body – The Irish Times
The former top civil servant in the Department of Health, Robert Watt, is expected to be named as…