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	<title>Education Matters</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Erasmus: changing lives, opening minds for 25 years</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/31/erasmus-changing-lives-opening-minds-for-25-years/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The silver anniversary celebrations of  Erasmus, the world's most successful student exchange programme, were launched today by Androulla Vassiliou.  ]]></description>
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		<title>80,000 new people sign up for retraining with FÁS</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/30/80000-new-people-sign-up-for-retraining-with-fas/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Of the 79,700 new registrants who signed up for retraining with FÁS between January and November 2011, 26 per cent held a third-level qualification. ]]></description>
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		<title>University presidents accused of “arrogance”</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/26/university-presidents-accused-of-%e2%80%9carrogance%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Statements by university heads opposing technological universities have been seen as "an arrogant dismissal of IoTs as second-class institutions".]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland’s first national Early Years Strategy in pipeline</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/26/ireland%e2%80%99s-first-national-early-years-strategy/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ireland’s first National Early Years Strategy is to be developed during 2012 by the Department of Children in consultation with other key stakeholders.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Fine Gael senator makes plea for small rural schools</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/26/senator-makes-plea-for-small-rural-schools/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Primary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in today's Irish Times, Senator Fidelma Healy Eames "respectfully" asks Minister Ruairi Quinn "to review his position on small rural schools".]]></description>
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		<title>High demand for graduates in Localisation</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/24/high-demand-for-graduates-in-localisation/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Guide launched today urges students to consider language and technology at third level for a potential career in the localisation sector.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of teachers retire mid-year</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/24/hundreds-of-teachers-retire-mid-year/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Teacher Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As 1,600 primary and post primary teachers retire in February, managers and unions have assured parents that students will not be without teachers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Establishment of technological universities opposed</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/23/opposition-to-establishment-of-technological-universities/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Third Level]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Any Government plan to establish new university in southeast makes no sense when current system is seriously underfunded, university heads claim.
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		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/22/letter-to-the-editor/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been an important clarification provided by the State Examinations Commission regarding Leaving Cert Geometry for Project Maths in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Better Basics Seminar</title>
		<link>http://www.educationmatters.ie/2012/01/22/better-basics-seminar/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012</pubDate>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Better Basic programme is completely free to schools and involves schools and community working together to improve Reading and Maths.]]></description>
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