Early school leaving ‘requires action’

Irish Examiner

ALL children should be tracked from pre-school through to college to monitor their progress and help find ways to cut dropout rates, an Oireachtas report . . . → Read More: Early school leaving ‘requires action’

Study highlights gender imbalance

Irish Times

Men in Ireland leave school earlier and are less qualified than women yet they earn more and . . . → Read More: Study highlights gender imbalance

‘Inequalities’ in education access

Irish Times

Access to education has improved dramatically in recent decades, but social inequality at second and third level is still manifest, a conference on educational disadvantage was told yesterday.

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Poor quality pre-schools may ‘damage’ children

Irish Times

Universal pre-school education, due to be introduced next year could damage young children if not sufficiently resourced, according to the children’s charity Barnardo’s. Speaking at the publication . . . → Read More: Poor quality pre-schools may ‘damage’ children

Early school leavers face poverty

Irish Times

Early school leavers are between three and four times more likely to be unemployed than those who hold higher educational qualifications, according to a new study. This . . . → Read More: Early school leavers face poverty

Early school leavers targeted in heroin fight

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Early school leavers who are experimenting with drugs should be targeted to prevent them progressing to heroin.

A key piece of research into teenage addicts . . . → Read More: Early school leavers targeted in heroin fight