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1. 1. Truants ignore fines

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 July 2005 SCHOOL attendance in Manchester has got worse this year - despite parents of stay-away pupils being fined in their hundreds. Education bosses launched a huge crackdown on truancy after the city's school attendance rates were branded the worst in Britain last year. <BR>

2. 2. Big rise in pupils studying religion

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 17 January 2005 THE number of Manchester children studying religious education has soared by half in three years.

3. 3. Kids should call shots in class

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 November 2005 PUPILS should be given more control over what they learn, a top education expert has said.

4. 4. Blair meets the readers

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 31 January 2005 TONY Blair gave a major boost to the Manchester Evening News' Metrolink campaign during an exclusive chat with our readers. Listen to clips of the debate here.

5. 5. Heads slam school 'cash cuts'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 04 February 2005 MANCHESTER is withholding '8.8m of government money from the city's primary schools, the headteachers' union said today.

6. 6. Howard makes a run for No.10

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 April 2005 TORY leader Michael Howard fired the starting gun on the Conservatives' election drive by predicting he would sweep Tony Blair from power.

7. 7. Call to curb student extremists

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 16 September 2005 UNIVERSITIES in Greater Manchester have been warned to clamp down on student extremists operating on their campuses.

8. 8. I may never go back, says barred head

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 December 2005 A SUSPENDED "superhead" today admitted she may never return to the Manchester school whose fortunes she turned around.

9. 9. Scene set to help find your job

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 September 2005 HUNDREDS of jobs will be on offer tomorrow with more than 50 companies taking part in Manchester's premier recruitment fair.

10. 10. 'I'll close health gap'

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 April 2005 JOHN REID has pledged to close the health gap between Manchester and the south east if Labour win the election.

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