UK News 09-09-2004 who: Education secretary Charles Clarke what: Launches scheme for primary schools to open for 10 hours-a-day when: Yesterday snippet: "The schools will offer `wrap around` child care from early morning to evening to help working parents," says The Telegraph. "Families will pay a contribution to the child care element of the package which will include breakfast, after school clubs and learning support." In other education news, The Independent says one in four university students admits sleeping in lectures; and The Guardian says student and lecturers` unions have condemned Tory plans to scrap tuition fees and instead allow universities to benefit directly from increased interest rates on student loans. On a lighter note (no pun intended), The Telegraph says a new French movie, Les Choristes, has triggered "an explosion of interest" in school choirs. [... more]

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