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1. 11. Parents vote on holidays

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 09 February 2008 EDUCATION bosses in Stockport are asking for parents' views on proposals that could result in longer summer holidays for primary school pupils.

2. 12. 300 schools to be hit by strike

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 April 2008 AROUND 300 Greater Manchester schools are expected to be closed on Thursday, as members of the country's largest teaching union take strike action.

3. 13. £280m overhaul for town's high schools

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 17 November 2008 TOWN hall chiefs are to announce a multi-million-pound overhaul of Wigan secondary schools.

4. 14. £50m schools boost

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 May 2008 CHILDREN in Greater Manchester are being given the chance to show the rest of the country just how they can shine.

5. 15. £1m for heads before schools open

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 April 2008 SIX headteachers will be hired two years before their schools open at a cost of more than £1m.

6. 16. College takes £70m step

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 April 2008 A £70m makeover will transform one of Greater Manchester's biggest colleges.

7. 17. More weapons in school

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 23 March 2008 GROWING numbers of pupils are found carrying drugs and weapons every week at school, a report warned today.

8. 18. Call for class limit of 20

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 23 March 2008 CHILDREN are suffering from the "national scandal" of lessons taught in large classes, with even older pupils losing concentration in big groups, ministers were warned today.

9. 19. School £1m in debt

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 July 2008 A SECONDARY school has plunged more than £1m in debt.

10. 20. College wins top marks

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 June 2008 A SIXTH form college has been hailed one of the best in the country in a glowing report by inspectors.

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