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1. 1. Bangladesh school for city's absent pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 April 2004 MANCHESTER education bosses are planning to build a new school - in Bangladesh. Large numbers of pupils miss weeks of schooling each year because their parents take them to the family homeland.

2. 2. Class clampdown - but Dan's a winner

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 April 2004 EDUCATION chiefs are re-launching a "shop-a-truant" hotline and holding a series of truancy sweeps as part of a drive to boost school attendance. But elsewhere in the city youngsters are celebrating winning the "lottery" just for being in the classroom.

3. 3. £30-a-week lifeline for high-flier

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 April 2004 CONOR Towey dreams of being an airline pilot - and was determined to continue his studies after leaving school. But without the £30-a-week earn-as-you-learn maintenance allowance, he doesn't think this would have been possible.

4. 4. £30-a-week lifeline for high-flier

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 April 2004 CONOR Towey dreams of being an airline pilot - so was determined to continue his studies after leaving school. But without the £30-a-week earn-as-you-learn maintenance allowance he would have found it difficult.

5. 5. Clang! New court sign drops apostrophes

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 April 2004 THE letter of the law may be important, but it appears that the punctuation is not. Stylish lettering, which has been drilled into the walls of the new £30m court building off Deansgate, is missing its apostrophes.

6. 6. School meal card lets mums have say

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 April 2004 THE chips could be down for youngsters in Stockport, where a new, hi-tech computer system could give parents the power to decide what their children eat for lunch.

7. 7. School's out at 1.45pm

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 April 2004 YOUNGSTERS at Burnage High School are more used to snoozing than studying at eight o'clock in the morning. But that's about to change when the school becomes one of the first in the country to try a continental-style day.

8. 8. Universities get £20m to help fund merger

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 26 April 2004 UMIST and Manchester University have won a '20m grant to implement their merger plans. The two universities will become the new University of Manchester in the autumn, creating the largest university in the UK.

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