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1. 1. Blair signals retreat on student top-up fees

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 05 December 2002 TONY Blair signalled he has dropped his support for charging students top-up fees in the face of street protests and cabinet complaints that it might reinforce an elitist, two-tier structure for higher education.

2. 2. £12m academy school is reborn

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 28 December 2002 THE New Year will bring a new era of education to Manchester.

3. 3. New threat to 11-plus in Trafford

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 December 2002 A NEW threat to grammar schools in Trafford has been revealed after a government minister hinted at new legislation to end selective education.

4. 4. Primary Schools Tables 2002

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 05 December 2002 PRIMARY school league tables are produced from data supplied from the Department for Education and Skills.

5. 5. 'Failing' school to close

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 December 2002 EDUCATION chiefs are pressing ahead with plans to close a school for disruptive children, despite opposition from parents and teachers.

6. 6. Arndale in appeal to combat truancy

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 18 December 2002 MANAGERS and shopkeepers at Manchester's Arndale Centre will be asked to play a more active role to cut levels of truancy in city schools.

7. 7. Legends open Academy

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 December 2002 UNITED legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton have officially opened the club's stunning new é8m Academy training centre at Carrington.

8. 8. Joy for school after first class improvement

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 05 December 2002 A PRIMARY school in Openshaw is celebrating after being named as the most improved in the country the government's primary school performance league tables.

9. 9. Truancy lessons for parents

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 December 2002 PARENTS of habitual truants are often the root of the problem when they should be the cure, according to a government minister.

10. 10. Students protest at tuition charges

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 December 2002 STUDENTS from the north west are linking up with their counterparts from across the country to demonstrate against the proposed university top-up fees.

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