DES: Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D has today welcomed the publication of the latest in the Educational Research Centre’s reports on the evaluation of the DEIS programme. The report entitled “The Evaluation of DEIS at post-primary level: Closing the achievement and attainment gaps” involves the examination of trends in student attainment in terms of Junior and Senior cycle retention rates and student achievement in terms of performance in the Junior Certification Examination. Read press release