Archive for March 2010

NEWB “powerless to intervene”

A Dublin principal has called for current legislation to be amended to give the NEWB power to intervene in cases of absenteeism of children under six.

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Fascinating medical manuscript for Glucksman

A unique pre-famine manuscript covering the period leading up to and including the Great Famine was recently presented to Glucksman Library.

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Doubtful start for Citywest Institute

The Saudi Ministry for Higher Education is denying all knowledge of the six and a half year contract claimed by the new Citywest Institute of Education.

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Corrected version of Finnegans Wake to be published

9,000 changes have been made to Joyce’s Finnegans Wake in an effort to make the notoriously ‘difficult’ 1939 work more accessible to readers.

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Expensive deal has limited benefit for teachers

Minister O’Keeffe has confirmed that the NCTE is exploring ways of providing teachers with home access to online content from Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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‘Knowing What Counts’

A new national study of 500 primary teachers from all over Ireland shows that mathematical knowledge levels vary substantially from teacher to teacher.

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