Classifying schools by fee income is fairest method [independent.ie]
- Published: 11 October 2009
LAST Sunday, Alan Ruddock made claims about my treatment of funding arrangements for Protestant schools which I consider grossly misrepresented my position.I strongly disagree that the changes the Government introduced in last year's Budget were discriminatory.
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A lesson in good teaching [independent.ie]
- Published: 11 October 2009
Sir -- It was with great concern and indeed anger that I read Emer O'Kelly's article in the Sunday Independent (October 4). I am a primary school teacher of 24 years and during those years I have met and worked with many professional teachers. I have yet to meet one who does not approach their job in a dedicated, committed, and professional capacity.
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Teachers unions call for "full reversal" of cutbacks [thepost.ie]
- Published: 11 October 2009
The main teachers' unions have yesterday welcomed the reversal of some of the education cuts in the revised Programme for Government, but said that the sector was still underfunded.
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Major blow for education minister [thepost.ie]
- Published: 11 October 2009
The scrapping of third-level fees and concessions on primary class sizes is a major blow for education minister Batt O'Keeffe, who has not been afraid to make unpopular decisions in the face of stiff opposition from the teachers' unions.
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'Self-learners' creating university of online TimesOnline.co.uk]
- Published: 11 October 2009
A few months ago Daniel Conn was scouting the internet wondering how and where he might obtain a degree. At 26, having skipped university when he left school, he was, as he puts it, "a bit unsure of my study skills".
By chance he discovered a website called Open Learn, an offshoot of the Open University (OU), which is in the vanguard of a new era of education. Short-circuiting tuition fees and over-priced student flats, Open Learn offers expert material, accessible via the internet, free to anyone, anywhere.
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