Demonstration - Education is taking to the streets
by Lughan Deane
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The Coalition for Publicly Funded Higher Education (of which IMPACT is a member) is supporting a demonstration on Wednesday the 19th of October to call on the Irish government and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills to make a historic long-term decision and invest in the publicly-funded third level education model as outlined in the Cassells report.
This demonstration follows the allocation in last week’s budget of an additional €36.5 million to the third level sector - which, while welcome, is insufficient. Annie Hoey, USI President said that “The status quo isn’t working. Third level education is unaffordable and our universities are slipping down on the QS World University Rankings”.
The demonstration begins at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm on Wednesday the 19th of October. IMPACT staff or members who plan on attending should meet at reception in IMPACT HQ at 12.30pm or at the Garden of Remembrance at 12.50 pm. They should also contact Joe O’Connor at joconnor@impact.ie to confirm their attendance in advance.
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