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No new student fee hikes until 2015
EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn yesterday ruled out any further increase in student fees up to 2015.
Fears of huge rise in third-level fees of up to €6k as new report examines funding
FAMILIES are facing the prospect of a huge hike in the fees for sending children to college.
Yes, minister -- getting to grips with pint-sized teacher's pet
HE'S the teacher's pet of the future. And pint-sized robot Nao -- meaning 'obedient' in Japanese -- can even be programmed to act as a special needs assistant.
Don't make the same mistake I did when choosing your college course
I picked the wrong course in the wrong college. Sixth year was hectic. I could focus only on getting the points and, with some luck, getting into college.
'Friendly' Dublin attracted me
Kate Palmer (21) from Sussex in England has no regrets about enrolling for a degree in history and politics at Trinity College.
A pupil wants to leave for another school? She's brighter than I thought!
Yesterday the deputy principal stopped me in the corridor, all furrowed brow and eyes wet with pain. "Just been talking to Fabriese Murphy in second year and she tells me she's applied to go to Merciful Hour Convent next year," this whispered as though the fate of the nation depends on our foiling this heinous scheme. "Oh," I reply, with sudden realisation that Fabriese has a lot more sense than I ever gave her credit for.
University bans student jailed for mocking footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter
A STUDENT jailed for using Twitter to mock heart attack football star Fabrice Muamba was banned from university today for the rest of the year.
Is the CAO the fairest way to allocate college places?
As students knuckle down to the last two weeks of study for the Leaving Certificate written examinations, many of them anxiously wonder how many points their exam results will convert into, and what college course these will entitle them to. People ask: Is the points system the best selection mechanism for higher education -- or just the fairest system of an imperfect lot?
A generation who can’t spell – thanks to spell check
TECHNOLOGY has left many people unable to spell words like "definitely" and "separate", a survey has found.
Leaving Cert streakers must sit exam at another school
FOUR Leaving Certificate students will not be allowed to sit their state exams at their school after they ran naked through an end-of-term charity soccer match, wearing just wigs.
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