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1. 21. Winner loses out in school 'lottery'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 March 2004 A PUPIL has lost out on the attendance lottery - despite being at school. The weekly 'Be There bonus' has been designed by education bosses to slash truancy, by rewarding youngsters for being in class on a particular day, but one winner lost out after turning up late.

2. 22. Learning centre is top class says Kelly

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 July 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly praised the lifelong learning opportunities on offer in Bury after opening a new adult education centre.

3. 23. Classroom lure for adult pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 May 2004 EDUCATION chiefs in Rochdale hope to entice maturer learners back into the classroom, library and sports hall by showcasing the breadth of education opportunities as part of Adult Learners' Week.

4. 24. US trip teaches schools a lesson

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 April 2005 HEAD teachers and education officials from Manchester have made a four-day trip to the US to see what lessons they can learn from schools in Boston.

5. 25. Noonan funeral 'should not have shut schools'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 April 2005 TWO Manchester secondary schools were wrong to close on the day of gangster Desmond Noonan's funeral, education chiefs have ruled.

6. 26. Unions' plea over school closures

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 02 March 2004 UNION leaders have warned against `knee-jerk decisions' on axeing schools after education minister David Miliband revealed there were surplus places at 117 schools across Greater Manchester. He urged education authorities to consider closures or mergers.

7. 27. School probe head sent home

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 October 2005 THE headteacher of a Manchester primary has been suspended after education bosses launched an investigation at the school.

8. 28. Lecturers strike in pay battle

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 September 2005 LECTURERS at one of the region's biggest further education colleges are to strike, as part of an ongoing battle for better pay.<BR>

9. 29. Schools hoard millions

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 July 2005 HEADTEACHERS in Manchester are continuing to hoard millions of pounds - rather than spend it on the education of their pupils.

10. 30. Danger in class at scandal school

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 19 July 2005

    EDUCATION watchdogs had to protect pupils at a Greater Manchester school during an inspection which revealed shocking standards.

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