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The Axing Of Carysfort

— By Phyllis Mitchell Carysfort College of Education has had the axe hanging over its head since 1985, when Mrs Gemma Hussey was Minister for Education.  The final beheading is to take place in June of this year, when the last group of Bachelor of Education students...

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Ray Kearns 1992

The remarkable growth of Private Tuition Schools directed at second level students has continued to rocket over the past twenty-five years, despite vociferous opposition from teacher unions and others. Gradually the complementary role of these schools has come to be acknowledged, accepted and even welcomed by a majority within the education system.

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