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1. 1. Tories' education pledge

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 September 2008 THE Conservatives will today unveil plans for a massive shake-up of Britain's education system.

2. 2. Cameron in education pledge

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 November 2007 DAVID Cameron has pledged a “revolution” in Britain’s state education.

3. 3. School closures 'unnecessary' - council chief

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 07 January 2010 THE leader of Manchester council has attacked education bosses for closing schools ‘unnecessarily’ as the Arctic weather continues to grip the region.

4. 4. £5,000 spent on virtual school

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 May 2008 EDUCATION chiefs in Manchester have spent taxpayers' money on a school that doesn't exist.

5. 5. Pledge to build a flagship technical school

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 October 2009 THE CONSERVATIVES will pledge to build a flagship 'technical school' in Greater Manchester as part of plans to boost vocational education. The school would be open to 14-19 year olds and focus on young apprenticeships, BTECs and other 'study-to-work' qualifications.

6. 6. Mancs are glum in 2008

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 12 July 2008 MANCUNIANS are an unhappy lot - despite a growing local economy and improving health and education.

7. 7. Parents face truancy 'crackdown'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 October 2008 UP to a quarter of pupils miss at least one day of education each week in Manchester schools worst hit by truancy.

8. 8. Stolen laptops contained teachers' details

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 November 2008 LAPTOPS containing the personal details of nearly 2,000 education workers in Manchester have been stolen from the town hall.

9. 9. Schools facing single-sex ban

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 28 June 2006 EDUCATION chiefs in Manchester are considering scrapping single-sex education in state secondary schools. Parents are being asked whether they want to retain the five existing boys' and girls' schools - or change to an entirely co-educational system.

10. 10. 100 lecturers 'could lose jobs'

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 July 2007 HUNDREDS of lecturers have been told they will have to apply for new posts in a shake-up of adult education in Manchester tipped to cause more than 100 job losses.

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