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1. 1. Happy return for Salford's head girl

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 19 December 2001 A FORMER Pendleton High School old girl will be Salford's next director of education - after being offered a ''golden handcuffs'' contract.

2. 2. Lowry hails artistic school's success

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 December 2001 A SCHOOL where the head teacher is called Lowry has been praised by education watchdogs for its artistic excellence.

3. 3. Crackdown on term-time holidays

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 December 2001 FIFTY schoolchildren and their parents were quizzed by police at Manchester Airport in a crackdown on term-time holidays.

4. 4. Firms asked for ??1m to save school

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 December 2001 FIRMS are being asked to dig deep to help pay for a £5 million transformation at a struggling Manchester school.

5. 5. Truancy sweep at airport

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 01 December 2001 POLICE at Manchester Airport quizzed parents who allowed their children to skip school to join them on holiday.

6. 6. City schools slammed over stayaways

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 December 2001 KEEPING children in the classroom is proving the biggest challenge for a number of schools across Greater Manchester, where truancy rates are among the highest in the country.

7. 7. Extra cash for the 3Rs

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 December 2001 PRIMARY schools in the north west today received £28m from the government to improve children's literacy and numeracy.

8. 8. Primary schools chalk up great result

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 December 2001 PRIMARY schools across Greater Manchester have chalked up better results than ever before, according to government league tables published today.

9. 9. Young engineers in short supply

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 December 2001 THE number of school leavers across Greater Manchester training to become engineers is at an all time low, according the chief executive of a local training organisation.

10. 10. Storm over plan to raise council tax

    Manchester Evening News, Saturday 08 December 2001 COUNCIL taxpayers in Manchester can expect their bill to rise by around two per cent next year, say town hall chiefs.

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