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1. 1. Labour's pledge on parent power

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 March 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly wants to give parents more power and a new focus on specially tailored lessons.

2. 2. Government to press on with academies

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 March 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly today rejected calls to halt her controversial plans for creating hundreds of privately sponsored city academy schools.

3. 3. Kelly jeered by irate head teachers

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 04 March 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly was jeered and accused of "patronising" head teachers today during angry exchanges on her plans for school reforms.

4. 4. Good prospects for poor, bright students

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 02 March 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly today told elite universities such as Oxford and Cambridge they must offer the biggest bursaries to attract students from poor families.

5. 5. Girl's school film terror

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 04 March 2005 A TEENAGE girl has suffered crying fits and nightmares since being shown scenes from the graphic and violent film The Passion of The Christ during a religious education lesson at school.

6. 6. Support for young users

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 March 2005 KICKING kids out of school if they're caught with drugs is not an option for Stockport education bosses.

7. 7. Kelly dishes up £280m for school meals

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 March 2005 AN EXTRA '280 million to "transform" the quality of school dinners was announced today by Education Secretary Ruth Kelly.

8. 8. Diary entry 24: Mind friendly learning

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 March 2005 IN education there is always a fad that is currently in vogue

9. 9. £115m boost for languages in schools

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 March 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly was today launching a '115m drive to improve language teaching in a bid to reverse the decline in French and German at school.

10. 10. Final test for Oldham's university bid

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 March 2005 OLDHAM is just days away from learning if it is to gain university status and a multi-million-pound boost.

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