Staff Picks:
Aspirations rather than resolutions
Moving to transform the educational environment with the latest technology
Higher & Further Education News & Views
M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All
Skills shortages can be addressed
Moratorium cost lecturer her contract, tribunal told
UCC hopes Chinese award leads to funding
Chinese culture centre wins prestigious award
Students staying home as UK fee hike looms
Britain’s £9k fee to put pressure on Irish colleges
Kevin Myers: ‘TCD denies free speech to right-wing speakers’
UL to mark 40th anniversary with scholarship offer
Fás reform could mean more courses by private companies
Disability Headlines
Union: Pupils will lose out over changes to learning support
Woman trapped in 12-year-old’s body seeks help for rare illness
General Education Stories
Quinn sets up audit into how private schools spend €120m fees
Not all fee-paying schools are created equal
Irish private schools take in €227m annually
Single-sex schools are targeted for teacher cut
Steer children to science, parents urged
No powers to force healthy vending machine options at schools
Parents ‘penalised’ for choosing fee-paying schools
Young scientists weigh up effects of low doses and high heels
Fee-charging schools urged to take part in audit
If our unique role is lost, who will young people turn to?
David Quinn: Fee-paying schools are not a drain on taxpayers
Mental Health in the Media
Volunteers patrol river in bid to prevent suicides
Community unites to tackle suicide problem by letting people know ‘they are not on their own’
A father’s story: ‘It is very hard, but we still talk about him’
Advertising push similar to that for road safety sought
Report: Jobs freeze could cripple HSE
Mental health awareness to top bill as unique arts festival kicks off in Dublin
Drink driving laws ‘increase suicides’
Employment Features
Number of deaths in workplace rises 15%
High-tech sector better for jobs than traditional areas, says IDA
Ireland must become obsessed with creating jobs, says Bruton