ASTI demands State investment to help schools recover from pandemic

According to the figures, County Cork had the highest number of overcrowded classrooms, with 253 classes with more than 30 students. Picture: Ben Birchall

Investment in education is the key to achieving the safe reopening of schools and to helping the education system recover from the damage inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

That’s according to the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI), which has called on the Government to commit to pump more money into second-level education.