Press Releases
- Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education Issued 25 Feb 2010 | Stand Up for Education is a campaign with the aim of mobilising public opinion to persuade government: to increase the level of investment in education in Ireland to 7% of GDP by 2016 not to target education for further cuts in future budgets and to ...
- Stand Up for Education calls for lift on Artificially Imposed Cap on Post Leaving Cert (PLC) Places Issued 25 Feb 2010 | Stand Up for Education has called for a lift on the artificially imposed cap on places on Post Leaving Cert (PLC) courses to help upskill young people and adults for employment. The campaign which brings together teachers, parents and other civil society groups made its ...
- Stand Up For Education to present to Education Committee Issued 12 Feb 2010 | Stand Up For Education has been invited to present to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education on February 25 coming. The campaign will making its case for a target of 7% of GDP investement in education and a lifting of the artificail cap on Further ...
- Budget Measures for Education & Science Issued 10 Dec 2009 | Read the Budget Summary from Department of Finance/An Roinn Airgeadais on Education
- Budget Update: €136 million in funding for 26,000 individuals with training places and supports Issued 9 Dec 2009 | Stand Up for Education welcomes the Budget 2010 provision of €136 million in funding to provide an additional 26,000 individuals with training places and supports. We will be analysing the Budget in the coming period and planning our campaign activities for 2010. We would like ...
- Irish Second Level Students Union join Campaign Issued 8 Dec 2009 | We're delighted to announce that the Irish Second Level Students Union has today come on board to endorse Stand Up for Education. The Irish Second Level Students Union is the eleventh group to support Stand Up for Education
- MANDATE Join the Campaign Issued 3 Dec 2009 | Stand up for Education are thrilled to announce that MANDATE Trade Union has joined our campaign.
- SUFE meets Labour & Sinn Féin Education Spokespersons Issued 3 Dec 2009 | Stand Up for Education was in Leinster House today to meet with Education spokespeople. The campaign met with Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Senator Pearse Doherty followed by Labour Education spokesperson Ruairi Quinn. The response from both candidates was very positive with both giving broad support ...
- Irish Traveller Movement Joins the Campaign Issued 30 Nov 2009 | We're delighted to announce that the Irish Traveller Movement (ITM) has today come on board to endorse Stand Up for Education. ITM is the ninth group to support Stand Up for Education which also includes: Aontas Barnardos Mandate Trade Union OPEN The National Parents Association ...
- SIPTU support Stand Up for Education Issued 30 Nov 2009 | We're delighted to announce that SIPTU has today endorsed the Stand Up for Education campaign. SIPTU is the 10th group to support Stand Up for Education
- SUFE meets FG and Green Education spokespeople Issued 19 Nov 2009 | Stand Up for Education was in Leinster House today to meet with Education spokespeople. The campaign met with Fine Gael Education spokesperson Brian Hayes followed by Green Party Education spokesperson Paul Gogarty. The response from both candidates was positive with both giving broad support to ...
- Campaign calls for target investment in Education of 7% of GDP
Issued 3 Nov 2009 | A new education campaign launched today, which brings together parents and teachers, has called for a target investment in education of 7% of GDP. The campaign Stand Up for Education is also calling for the Government not to target education for further cuts in the ...
