Interesting education views in the Irish news...How Northern Ireland became the new Finland
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/education/2013/0115/1224328845766.html
Acquisition of an enviable slot in international literacy and numeracy rankings, "according to the study, Northern Irish primary pupils performed better in reading and numeracy than in any other English speaking country in the world."
Education suffering death by initiative..
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2013/0126/1224329304067.html