Over 400 teachers to be axed from schools as cuts bite [Independent.ie]
- Published: 15 December 2011
EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn is pressing ahead with plans to cut almost 430 teachers from disadvantaged schools despite complaints from disgruntled backbenchers.
He has told Labour TDs that there is no "magic wand" to solve the problem as he brings in €76m of cutbacks in the education budget.
Mr Quinn has met a number of Labour TDs, Fine Gael TDs and principals of disadvantaged schools. During the boom years, these schools were given extra teachers, school book grants and support staff to break the cycle of poor school results and high drop-out rates in their areas.
But teacher numbers will be cut under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) scheme announced in last week's Budget.
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