Education
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Cuts announced to special needs teaching resources
Children with special educational needs will receive just three quarters of the additional teaching resources they are entitled to from this September.
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INTO members back Haddington Road proposals
Primary school teachers have voted to accept the Haddington Road proposals on public service pay.
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Concerns Junior Cycle changes will affect history
History teachers and historians have expressed concern about changes in the Junior Cycle that they say will affect the subject of history.
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SEC apologises to students over maths errors
The State Examinations Commission has apologised to maths students for distress and confusion caused by sitting error-ridden exam papers.
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Irish children twice as likely to dislike school
A study has found that Irish ten-year-olds are less happy in school and are more likely to feel that they do not "belong", compared to children in other countries.
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Grants approved for 46 schools to replace prefabs
Grants will be offered to 46 schools to replace rented prefabs with permanent buildings.
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Leaving and Junior Cert exams get under way
Almost 117,000 students began their Leaving and Junior Certificate exams this morning.
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Capital assets dropped from grant means test
Plans to include capital assets in means tests for student grants have been dropped.
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More students having State exam fees waived
There has been a significant increase in the number of Leaving and Junior Certificate students whose fees for taking the exams have been waived.
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Relief payments sought for kidnapped Ohio women
A politician in Ohio is seeking that the state provide years of relief payments and free access to college for three Cleveland women abducted and held in captivity for about a decade.
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Second free pre-school year not in Budget
The Department of Children has confirmed that a second free pre-school year will not be included in October's Budget.
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Tralee IT chairman to retire in July
The Chairman of Tralee's Institute of Technology Flan Garvey has announced his decision to retire from the position in July.
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UL to design human exoskeleton
A team of researchers at the University of Limerick have been awarded €480,000 in funding to help develop a human exoskeleton.
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Consultations on proposed junior cycle changes
Parents have been invited to attend information sessions on proposed changes to junior cycle education at second level.
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Irish denial a human rights issue, says Higgins
President Michael D Higgins has said that to prevent people from speaking their own language is a denial of human rights.
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Robust framework urged for special needs education
A review into special needs resources in schools has recommended that a robust framework to ensure all children with special needs can access a school placement is adopted.
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INTO and TUI accept Croke Park II talks invitation
Two teachers' unions have decided to re-enter negotiations on a revised Croke Park II agreement.
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LRC invites teachers' unions to Croke Park talks
The Labour Relations Commission has issued a formal invitation to the three teachers' unions to engage in negotiations on a revision of the Croke Park II proposals.
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Eight Irish universities feature in world rankings
Eight Irish universities feature on this year's QS World University Rankings by Subject.
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Minister suggests second free pre-school year
Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has raised the possibility of using some of the resources paid out in child benefit to fund a second year of free pre-school education for children.
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