Students are still waiting months for important assessments, despite all schools having access to the public educational psychological service, it was claimed.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has conceded his plans to have capital assets included for student grant applications will not go ahead because of Coalition disagreement.

A look behind the shroud and spin in Ruairi Quinn’s statements, those of the NCSE, and of Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore’s pontificating in the Dáil last week on the special needs education cuts casts some light on what happens inside the Department of Education.

MORE than 600 potential building jobs were lost this year because of delays on primary school projects for a second year running.

THOUSANDS of students issued a warning to politicians they will not vote in next year’s election for anyone supporting increased college fees or cuts to grants.

SCHOOL bus fares will not go up next autumn but the Government is seeking ways to recoup some of the €186 million annual school transport bill from September 2011, according to Minister of State Sean Haughey.

FORMER Education Minister Michael Woods will not have to explain to the Dáil education committee how the religious institutions were let off the hook on compensation for abuse victims.