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1. 21. Tutors urged to mark high

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 02 July 2008 MATHS tutors at a Manchester university were urged to increase the number of students achieving top degree grades - to help the university keep pace with rival institutions.

2. 22. Leading head suspended after school probe

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 November 2004 ONE of Greater Manchester's leading head teachers, Dame Jean Else, has been suspended from Whalley Range High School for Girls after a two-year investigation into the running of the school.

3. 23. Half a billion cost of repairing schools

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 January 2005 GREATER Manchester schools need a staggering HALF-BILLION pounds' worth of repairs, it was claimed today.

4. 24. Mum wins probe on school 'fees'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 March 2005 CLAIMS that Manchester's most successful state school is breaking the law in the way it asks for contributions of '1,230 a year from parents will be investigated.

5. 25. Trafford's youngsters are brightest in country

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 January 2005 SIXTH formers in Trafford have notched up the best A-level results in the country, according to the league tables published today.

6. 26. More pupils than ever are making the grade

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 December 2004 YOUNGSTERS in primary schools across the region have chalked up better results than ever, according to league tables published by the government today.

7. 27. Damning report into top school head

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 October 2005 <FONT size2>

   A NATIONALLY acclaimed Manchester headteacher has been severely criticised in a damning report into allegations of nepotism and the running of her school.

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8. 28. City's shame over empty school desks

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 16 September 2004 SCHOOL attendance levels in Manchester schools are the worst in the country, according to figures released by the government today. The Office of National Statistics measures absence according to the percentage of half-days missed by pupils.

9. 29. School clamp urged on holiday stayaways

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 18 September 2004 HEAD-TEACHER Michael Buczynski wants to crack down on the growing numbers of pupils missing school to go on holiday with parents cashing in on cheap flights.

10. 30. Small gem of advice

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 June 2005 SHE asked a generation what they had done to make themselves proud, and now Heather Small is determined to inspire young women in Manchester secondary schools to turn the tables on the record industry.

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