Under-6s not covered by law on absenteeism [examiner.ie]
- Published: 29 August 2011
Under-6s not covered by law on absenteeism
MORE than 98% of the 67,000 children starting primary school this week will be outside the law covering absenteeism for at least the first term.
Full Story: www.examiner.ie
Back to School Allowance delays must be tackled – Seán Crowe, TD [sinnfein.ie]
- Published: 29 August 2011
Back to School Allowance delays must be tackled – Seán Crowe, TD
Commenting on the mounting concerns that many families who have applied for the Back to School Allowance may have to wait until late October before receiving the grant, Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Deputy Seán Crowe said:
Full Story: www.sinnfein.ie
Bullying story will spark plenty of discussion [sbpost.ie]
- Published: 29 August 2011
Bullying story will spark plenty of discussion
Anew play written by Irish novelist Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl book series, attempts to deal with the issue of bullying in school. The picked-on protagonist is an eight-year-old Catholic girl, Mary, who’s preparing for her First Holy Communion. The ringleader is Majella, a girl in Mary’s class who makes use of her talent for rhyming by creating taunts.
Full Story: www.sbpost.ie
Cut your prices: Quinn issues ultimatum to publishers [independent.ie]
- Published: 29 August 2011
Cut your prices: Quinn issues ultimatum to publishers
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has called on publishers to slash the price of school books.
Mr Quinn said the cover price of the most popular textbooks - for English, Irish, mathematics and other popular subjects - needed to be reduced.
Full Story: www.independent.ie
Minister for Education and Skills seeks measures to reduce school book costs [education.ie]
- Published: 29 August 2011
Minister for Education and Skills seeks measures to reduce school book costs
As hundreds of thousands of students prepare to go back to school, the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, T.D., today announced a range of measures he is seeking from education book publishers to reduce the costs of school books for parents.
Full Story: www.education.ie
