Rising fees lead many to question value of private educationParents make major financial sacrifice in scramble to secure places at oversubscribed schoolsSat Dec 28 2019 - 02:30
Fees for private schools jump as enrolments return to boom-time highDay pupil fees rise above €8,000 for the first time, while boarding fees rise to €23,000Sat Dec 28 2019 - 02:30
Public has limited sympathy for children locked in povertyIt’s hard to convince people of the importance of child welfare policies – but there are waysSat Dec 21 2019 - 06:00
Diagnosis not needed to secure SNA support for childrenMove by department aims to ensure pupils with disabilities can access helpThu Dec 19 2019 - 01:00
Minister criticises ‘lack of transparency’ at NUI Galway charityStudents condemn ‘wasteful and frivolous’ spending noted in Charities Regulator reportWed Dec 18 2019 - 15:30
Educate Together and ETBs awarded patronage of six new secondary schoolsHarold’s Cross and Goatstown secondary schools to be run by Educate TogetherTue Dec 17 2019 - 17:11
Graduate gender pay gap widens over time, official figures revealPay for male graduates outstrips that for women by €130 a week eight years after collegeMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Career opportunities: Highest-paying college degrees revealedMedicine, statistics and engineering graduates earn up to twice that of arts, humanitiesMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Over 500 children with special needs are without school placesClaim that home-tuition grants were deliberately delayed is rejected by GovernmentMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Earnings a key consideration for cost-conscious studentsIrish students set to face highest college fees in the European Union following BrexitMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Public libraries to get sensory rooms for children with disabilitiesFunding announced for sensory play equipment, toys and assistive technologiesMon Dec 16 2019 - 00:01
UCD president: ‘Employers nowadays want more rounded graduates’Prof Andrew Deeks says students are increasingly expected to be resilientWed Dec 11 2019 - 20:08
Sex education review does not recommend changes to ethos opt-out ruleEthos of religious schools will be protected, Minister for Education saysWed Dec 11 2019 - 19:57
UCD plans to expand and become Ireland’s ‘largest’ third-level institutionUniversity to hire 500 new academic staff and enrol thousands more studentsWed Dec 11 2019 - 17:29
Royal College of Surgeons becomes State’s ninth universityDublin institution says change will help it secure top staff, research funding and studentsTue Dec 10 2019 - 16:58
Irish universities secure six prestigious European research grantsTrinity, NUIG and Maynooth secure funding from ‘gold standard’ of academic researchTue Dec 10 2019 - 13:25
Students ‘losing out’ on tuition time due to disputeSchools advised to begin teachers’ meetings during class time in bid to diffuse rowMon Dec 9 2019 - 02:29
New online support to help students learn Polish, Lithuanian and PortugueseSupporting ‘heritage languages’ boosts wellbeing of pupils from different backgroundsMon Dec 9 2019 - 02:29
Abuse redress: Christian Brothers pay €30mReligious congregations provide €110m in cash but owe twice that amount in propertyMon Dec 9 2019 - 02:25
Secondary students urged to learn foreign languages to boost career prospects3,000 students attend transition year languages eventFri Dec 6 2019 - 21:17
Mary McAleese inaugurated as new chancellor of Trinity CollegeFrom one former president to another as role is inherited from Mary RobinsonFri Dec 6 2019 - 19:25
Fintan O’Toole conferred with honorary degree by Trinity CollegeFormer tánaiste Mary Harney and Joan Freeman among other recipientsFri Dec 6 2019 - 19:17
Dublin City University announces new presidentProf Dáire Keogh will take over as DCU’s fourth president next JulyFri Dec 6 2019 - 17:29
Schools get green light for online job interviews with teachersMove aims to make it easier for qualified educationalists based abroad to move homeFri Dec 6 2019 - 01:00
What do school changes to sacraments mean for parents?Archbishop of Dublin announces reforms aimed at moving sacramental preparation to parishesWed Dec 4 2019 - 13:09
Most pupils and teachers feel Stem subjects are ‘too hard’ and take up too much timeResearch suggests students’ participation in Stem subjects ‘stagnating’ despite job growth in sectorWed Dec 4 2019 - 00:01
Pisa rankings: Irish teens among the best at reading in developed world15-year-olds above average in maths and science, but low number of high achieversTue Dec 3 2019 - 08:02
Pisa rankings: Good performance – but can anyone compete with China?Irish teens are among world’s best readers, but could do better in maths and scienceTue Dec 3 2019 - 08:00
Private schools keep grip on high-points college coursesFeeder Schools list: Dominance of fee-paying sector likely to spark debate on €90m in State subsidiesTue Dec 3 2019 - 02:00
Half of childcare providers yet to register ahead of December deadlineHundreds of creches must submit ‘essential’ documents if they are to reopen in new yearFri Nov 29 2019 - 20:16
Creche fire regulations delayed amid fear of closuresMany smaller facilities warn they may not meet mid-December deadline for documentationFri Nov 29 2019 - 06:20
Harris criticises drinks industry role in educating schoolchildren about alcoholNew HSE resource aims to improve pupils’ knowledge about risks of alcohol and drugsWed Nov 27 2019 - 19:06
Selfies and smartphones blamed for rise in head lice among schoolchildrenExperts issue warnings about sharing of smartphone screens amid ‘major infestation’Tue Nov 26 2019 - 19:02
Brian Mooney receives National University of Ireland’s highest awardIrish Times columnist recognised for ‘exceptional contribution’ to Irish educationTue Nov 26 2019 - 18:41
The Secret Teacher: Desperately seeking a Junior Cycle sample paperThird years are preparing for the first-ever exams in a range of subjects so why are we only seeing the first sample papers now?Tue Nov 26 2019 - 00:00
Special needs teachers used for mainstream classes in breach of rulesCampaigners say vulnerable children are losing out on vital supports as a resultMon Nov 25 2019 - 01:43
Private school accused of heating up points race in fourth yearInstitute of Education says it is offering a more ‘academic’ fourth year due to demandMon Nov 25 2019 - 01:14
School to lose playground under plans by nuns to develop convent landsLocals demonstrate against Clondalkin plan involving developer Richard BarrettThu Nov 21 2019 - 17:12
Plan to prevent schools asking about special needs ‘ill-conceived’Teachers criticise measure which is set to apply to enrolment policies within two yearsWed Nov 20 2019 - 16:12
Parental choice ‘curtailed’ by new schools being GaelscoileannaParents unable to choose language of instruction in schools, says Educate TogetherWed Nov 20 2019 - 14:55
Senior academics have little confidence in management of their own colleges - surveyScepticism over Government plan to build ‘best’ education system in EuropeWed Nov 20 2019 - 07:04
Schools to be banned from asking about children’s disabilities by 2021Any move to close special schools and classes will require ‘careful consideration’Tue Nov 19 2019 - 18:27
Schools may be banned from asking about special needs during enrolmentState should consider moving to ‘total inclusion’ model, Minister to be advisedTue Nov 19 2019 - 02:57
Is a fully inclusive school system right for Ireland?Divisions on whether mainstream classes should accommodate all special needs pupilsTue Nov 19 2019 - 02:57
Young people and mental health: ‘We’re not shocked by suicide anymore’Climate change and a relentless digital revolution are taking their toll on today’s youthTue Nov 19 2019 - 02:55
Teenagers who spend longer online have higher depression ratesStudy shows overall rates of anxiety and depression on the rise among young peopleTue Nov 19 2019 - 02:55
Steep rise in rates of anxiety and depression among youngMental health study captured the views of more than 19,000 Irish young peopleTue Nov 19 2019 - 02:00
South Dublin schools may be forced to open more special needs placesMinister for Education activates new law which direct schools to open special classesThu Nov 14 2019 - 18:55
Academic cheating using paid-for essays ‘poses threat to integrity of third level’Conference hears one in seven students have used ‘essay mills’Thu Nov 14 2019 - 16:36
Childhood obesity: Many 12-year-olds now unable to jump, throw or catch a ballMost school-age children are out of shape and need more exercise, studies findTue Nov 12 2019 - 18:28