Mayo Deputy Dara Calleary as expressed his alarm at revelations that an additional 52 two-teacher schools across the country are on course to lose a teacher in September. In reply to questions from Fianna Fáil in the Dáil, the Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn said there are currently 8 one teacher schools in the country, but that this could jump to 50 in September based on current enrolment figures. “These figures show the impact that the Government’s attack on small schools is having on the ground.  Minister Quinn announced rolling increases in the pupil teacher ratio at small schools in his first budget in office. Already, a number of Mayo … Continue reading Calleary alarmed at expected jump in one teacher schools