ASTI welcomes new Minister for Education and Skills

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Thursday 10 March 2011 10:37 Age: 1 yrs

ASTI General Secretary, Pat King has welcomed the appointment of  Ruairi Quinn as Minister for Education and Skills. Mr. King said:  “The Government parties have acknowledged the role of education in economic recovery. I look forward to discussing with the new Minister the importance of second-level education for the future life chances of our young people and for social and economic progress.”

The ASTI is the largest second-level teachers’ union in Ireland representing 18,000 teachers in schools all over the country.

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