Quinn urged to intervene as row threatens school opening [examiner.ie]
- Published: 24 August 2011
Quinn urged to intervene as row threatens school opening
EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn has been urged to intervene in a dispute that threatens the opening of a new school in Stranorlar, Co Donegal, for the coming term.
Finn Valley College was set to open next Monday but it was put back another week because of a dispute over payment between the main contractor and an electrical sub-contractor.
Full Story: www.examiner.iePublic sector pay bonanza continues [independent.ie]
- Published: 23 August 2011
Public sector pay bonanza continues
JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter's plans to reduce, as part of a general lowering of judges' pay, the salary of the Chief Justice by €44,000 may seem dramatic – but this still leaves a salary of over €250,000.
Full Story: www.independent.ie
Our children suffer because this State doesn't value parents [herald.ie]
- Published: 23 August 2011
Our children suffer because this State doesn't value parents
SITTING in the sun with my daughter doing the final nit-check of the summer, I asked her if she was excited about going back to school. Yes, she said, she was. But she was worried about it too. She never understood her homework.
A worm of anxiety wriggled in my heart. All my kids get far worse results for homework than for class work. What that really means is that my grades for supervision are far worse than theirs for school work.
Full Story: www.herald.ie
Proposed changes to class sizes sparks anger in special needs organisations [laois-nationalist.ie]
- Published: 23 August 2011
Proposed changes to class sizes sparks anger in special needs organisations
THE proposed changes to the student/teacher ratio, which would mean larger classroom sizes in primary and secondary schools, has sparked an angry response from different Laois special needs organisations.
The Department of Education has indicated to government that increasing the number of children in a classroom is the most effective means of achieving sizeable savings in the education budget.
Full Story: www.laois-nationalist.ie
UCC ‘wasting money’ by appealing court award [examiner.ie]
- Published: 23 August 2011
UCC ‘wasting money’ by appealing court award
UNIVERSITY College Cork has been accused of planning a "monumental waste of taxpayers’ money" by appealing a Labour Court award of increased redundancy to a former employee.
Dr Naomi Bushin was made redundant in September 2009 at the end of a fixed-term contract as a researcher at UCC’s geography department.
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