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		<title>Parents hit by truancy fines</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/06/16/parents-hit-by-truancy-fines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soaring numbers of parents across the Black Country have been fined for letting their children skip school during term time, figures reveal today.]]></description>
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		<title>Primaries get £16m for revamp schemes</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/27/primaries-get-16m-for-revamp-schemes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Primary schools in Staffordshire will receive a £16 million cash injection over two years as part of the latest announcement of Government funding to refurbish schools.]]></description>
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		<title>School trusts to be axed in merger</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/15/school-trusts-to-be-axed-in-merger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 10:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The governing bodies of four Sandwell schools will be permanently axed and a single controlling trust created in their place in a bid to improve results it emerged today.]]></description>
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		<title>School may get extension for sixth form</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/11/school-may-get-extension-for-sixth-form/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 10:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A new two-storey sixth form block could be created at a Walsall secondary school to cope with an increase in student numbers.]]></description>
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		<title>Call on school dinners funding</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/09/call-on-school-dinners-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Schools across the Wyre Forest district are being urged to apply for funding to improve the supply of school meals.]]></description>
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		<title>School in line for top award</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/05/school-in-line-for-top-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 10:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A primary school in Lichfield is one of only six in the country in line for a prestigious award recognising its strong links with the local community.]]></description>
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		<title>Failure on free school dinners</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/02/failure-on-free-school-dinners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 17:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents of schoolchildren in Dudley will continue to fork out for their daily lunches after Dudley Council failed in its bid to secure funding for free school meals.]]></description>
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		<title>School standards defended after report</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/01/school-standards-defended-after-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 10:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Education chiefs in Sandwell have defended the performance of primary schools after a national report criticised literacy and numeracy levels.]]></description>
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		<title>Superhead to take on new school</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/30/superhead-to-take-on-new-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/30/superhead-to-take-on-new-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Two struggling Black Country schools are set to be merged and a troubleshooting “superhead” brought in with the aim of driving up standards.]]></description>
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		<title>Fifteen teachers have criminal record</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/25/fifteen-teachers-have-criminal-record/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Fifteen teachers working at schools in Wolverhampton have criminal records for a range of offences including fraud and drink driving, it has been revealed today.]]></description>
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		<title>School will close doors</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/21/school-will-close-doors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/21/school-will-close-doors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sneyd Community College looks certain to close despite a hard-fought campaign to keep it open, it was revealed today.]]></description>
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		<title>Three schools may go in £10m merger</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/16/three-schools-may-go-in-10m-merger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/16/three-schools-may-go-in-10m-merger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Up to three Black Country primary schools could close and be merged into one £10 million ‘super-school’, education chiefs have announced.]]></description>
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		<title>Work to start on £30m super school</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/15/work-to-start-on-30m-super-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/15/work-to-start-on-30m-super-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Work on a £30 million super school in the Black Country is due to start this month.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandwell LEA drops in tables</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/01/sandwell-lea-drops-in-tables/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/01/sandwell-lea-drops-in-tables/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandwell was the only Black Country authority to drop down today’s primary school league tables.]]></description>
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		<title>Images show multi-million pound plans</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/28/images-show-multi-million-pound-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/28/images-show-multi-million-pound-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the vision for the future of two schools in Sandwell, which are being rebuilt under a multi-million pound scheme to bring crumbling classrooms up to date.]]></description>
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		<title>No date for opening of asbestos school</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/23/no-date-for-opening-of-asbestos-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/23/no-date-for-opening-of-asbestos-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There is still no date for a Staffordshire school to re-open after it was closed following the release of dangerous asbestos fibres into a nursery room filled with children.]]></description>
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		<title>Panel delay on Sneyd decision</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/13/panel-delay-on-sneyd-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/13/panel-delay-on-sneyd-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A decision on the future of a closure-threatened Black Country school has been delayed, it was revealed today.]]></description>
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		<title>Success on £370m schools bid to be revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/11/success-on-370m-schools-bid-to-be-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/11/success-on-370m-schools-bid-to-be-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The successful bidder for a Black Country council’s £370 million programme to improve secondary schools will be announced on Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>Go ahead for £370m school revamp</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/08/go-ahead-for-370m-overhaul-at-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/08/go-ahead-for-370m-overhaul-at-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Work on the next phase of the massive £370 million overhaul of schools in Sandwell is set to start in July, council bosses have confirmed.]]></description>
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		<title>Upset as pupils miss out on schools</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/05/upset-as-pupils-miss-out-on-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/05/upset-as-pupils-miss-out-on-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dismayed parents across the Black Country today told the Express &amp; Star about their school admission woes.]]></description>
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