Teachers top of class for pay as schools get even more crowded [Independent.ie]
- Published: 14 September 2011
CROWDED Irish primary school classes have on average four more pupils than others in the EU -- and they are set to get even bigger.
And a new report has also found that Irish teachers are among the best paid in the world.
The OECD study 'Education at a Glance' examines international trends across the primary school sector. The report confirms that even at the height of the boom, Ireland's investment in education was low.
An average class size of 24.2 in Irish schools compares with 20 in the EU and 21.4 across the developed world. This is the seventh highest of 29 countries surveyed and second highest in the EU.
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