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1. 1. The five-year revival

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 September 2004 RAISING expectations and improving exam success are having an important role in the revival of east Manchester, say education officials.

2. 2. Exams shake-up gets black mark

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 SWEEPING changes in secondary education, swapping GCSE's and A-levels for new diplomas, face criticism from bosses.

3. 3. Problem kids get taste of army life

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 December 2004 AN education project which gives disruptive pupils a taste of military life has been awarded a multi-million-pound grant by the government.

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. 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.

6. 6. 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.

7. 7. 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.

8. 8. Parents' shock at school probe

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 December 2004 PARENTS and a union leader spoke of their shock last night after the suspension of headteacher Dame Jean Else at Whalley Range High School for Girls.

9. 9. School knives shock

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 November 2004 A CHILLING snapshot of the knife culture among schoolchildren is revealed in a Manchester Evening News investigation today.

10. 10. One week left to ask for school place

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 November 2004 PARENTS of young children in Stockport are being warned they have only a week left to apply for a place in a reception class next September.

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