SECONDARY school principals and their deputies will receive €2,500 each for keeping schools open during the year-long supervision crisis caused by the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland pay dispute.

A PARENTS’ group wants a cap on the number of Irish language students bean an tís can accept in their homes.

PARENTS have accused secondary schools of keeping refundable charges for registering students each year.

THE money spent on keeping young people from disadvantaged areas in school needs to be better divided to give them a chance of getting to third level, an education expert said last night.

A PARENTS group is to take a court challenge against the Education Act, because they claim it does not support their role as the main educators of children.