Mary, do the math if you want a nation of whizzkids [herald.ie]
- Published: 13 April 2010
After the rough time she had at the teachers' conferences, it must have felt good for Minister for Education Mary Coughlan to get kudos for, well, anything.
Employers in the high-tech sector were cooing after the Tanaiste backed the idea of giving bonus points to students who take higher level maths in their Leaving Cert. This, they said, showed that Ireland is serious about developing a smart economy -- ie, one where graduates can find jobs in science, engineering, technology and so on.
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