Clik here to view.
Ireland
Cuts will force schools to drop Leaving Cert subjects Donnelly, K. The Independent (5 April 2012) Budget cuts are forcing students “in some schools [to face] the loss of important Leaving Certificate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ireland
Bishops oppose axeing [sic] class religion rule Donnelly, K. The Independent (11 April 2012) Although they broadly support recent education proposals by Education Minister Ruairi Quinn, bishops in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ireland
Ruairí Quinn calls for “inclusive debate” on education in Ireland Donal Walsh, SchoolDays.ie (December 18, 2012) Ireland: Google Images In response to the recently released TIMSS and PIRLS scores,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Widespread call to improve vocational education
News reports from this past month have shown that many countries are rethinking the role of vocational training in their education systems. In Denmark, www.dr.dk reports that the government is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
University rankings: past, present, future
College and university rankings have been in the news recently, both in the United States and around the world as the Times Higher Education (THE) released their World University Rankings for 2014-2015...
View ArticleClik here to view.
News scan: Germany and Ireland
This week, a scan of the news coming from Europe led us to put several links on Twitter; however, over the past year we’ve noticed more than one report on related topics. Here is a brief description of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Teacher collaboration and professional development around the world
Last month, at the American Educational Research Association Conference held in Chicago, I attended a presentation that offered multiple perspectives on the recent findings in the 2013 Teaching and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scanning the education news from the UK and Canada
Our latest scan of education news in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Wales, and Canada, shows considerable attention to teachers: shortages of teachers in Scotland and...
View Article
