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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. University hopefuls to apply after A-level results

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 13 September 2004 TEENAGERS will apply to university after they get their A-level results in future under radical plans backed by Education Secretary Charles Clarke today.

3. 3. 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.

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. School shuts after violent attacks

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 September 2004 PARENTS were today waiting to find out when their children could go back to school after it was shut following a series of violent attacks on teachers.

6. 6. Only top students should get money for university

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 21 September 2004 ONLY the brightest students should receive grants and loans to go to university, a think-tank argued today.

7. 7. King of high street has cash in store for school

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 September 2004 HE MAY have failed to take over Marks and Spencer, but now king of the high street Philip Green has set his sights on a more unlikely target . . . Salford's smallest secondary school.

8. 8. Turn up to school and win a prize

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 September 2004 PUPILS at a Manchester secondary school can win electronic gadgets worth hundreds of pounds - just by turning up for classes.

9. 9. Queen to launch new university

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 September 2004 THE Queen has accepted an invitation to officially launch The University of Manchester, it was announced today.

10. 10. Kids' Arabian sights

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 September 2004 CAMELS may be more used to picking their way across the desert but this one spent the day on a concrete playground in Stockport.

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