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1. 1. Truancy rate twice average

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 December 2007 MANCHESTER school children have improved their attendance - but many are still missing out on vital parts of their education.

2. 2. Pupils miss out on cash prize

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 December 2007 PUPILS who say they were told they would earn £100 for good GCSE grades were left with nothing after the school dropped an incentive scheme - without telling them.

3. 3. More pupils make the grade

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 December 2007 SALFORD schools are celebrating a massive boost in standards.

4. 4. Pupils 'learn to love learning'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 December 2007 WALLACE and Gromit-style animations have helped one Manchester school dramatically improve its performance.

5. 5. £80m for two new colleges

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 December 2007 BOLTON has been given an £80m boost to fund two state-of-the-art learning centres.

6. 6. Broadside for 'flagship' school

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 December 2007 INSPECTORS have blamed 'complacency' and 'confused leadership' for dragging down standards at a once-leading school.

7. 7. City truancy blitz

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 16 December 2007 DOZENS of youngsters who thought they could take early Christmas holidays were brought back down to earth during a truancy blitz.

8. 8. Improving school faces axe

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 15 December 2007 A FALTERING school has made major strides to improve standards, but still faces closure.Students and staff at Cherry Manor primary in Sale are celebrating after inspectors declared it would no longer be in special measures - a government-imposed sanction on failing schools.

9. 9. New head cracks whip

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 December 2007 THE interim head of a former flagship secondary school has vowed to drive up standards - starting with more homework for its pupils.

10. 10. Photographer looks back

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 December 2007 PHOTOGRAPHER Eric Latham went back to his roots to capture the changing face of Manchester.

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