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1. 1. Clarke's vow on top-up fees

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 September 2003 CONTROVERSIAL plans for student top-up fees of up to £3,000 will go ahead as planned. Education Secretary Charles Clarke said his job was to make education available to everyone and it was only right that graduates seeking highly-paid jobs should make a contribution.

2. 2. Cash 'passports' to learning

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 October 2003 PARENTS of inner-city school children in Manchester and Salford are to be offered cash "passports" to buy a better education. Conservatives in Blackpool unveiled a plan to give money direct to parents - so they can choose the type of school they want.

3. 3. Crisis schools in cash bonus

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 29 October 2003 SCHOOLS in Greater Manchester hit by a cash crisis today got a guarantee from the government. Education Secretary Charles Clarke outlined plans to avoid a repeat of the budget crisis which threatened teachers' jobs.

4. 4. Bad news for students in Queen's speech

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 November 2003 CONTROVERSIAL plans to allow universities to charge students up to £3,000 a year were outlined in the Queen's Speech. The Higher Education Bill is one of 23 - and seven draft bills - introduced at the glittering state opening of Parliament. It could be the last legislative programme before the next election.

5. 5. Pupil pride is the uniform target

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 October 2003 PUPILS are being urged by Education Minister Ivan Lewis to wear their school uniforms with pride. He rejected calls for "old-fashioned" uniforms to be abandoned and said that wearing them could cut truancy.

6. 6. Schools chiefs blasted over 'missing' millions

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 May 2003 MANCHESTER and Trafford were "named and shamed" by the government today for failing to pass on millions of pounds of extra cash to schools.

7. 7. Blair faces student fees revolt

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 November 2003 TONY Blair faces a mass revolt, and possible defeat, over plans for student top-up fees of up to £3,000 a year.Former foreign secretary Robin Cook fires the first shot in the battle, with dozens of MPs lining up to sign his Commons motion attacking the move.

8. 8. Graduates face debts of £21,000 in fees shake-up

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 20 January 2003 PLANS to increase student fees - which could leave some graduates with debts of '21,000 - are set to cause a major Commons row.

9. 9. Truancy sweep traps parents and pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 February 2003 THOUSANDS of pupils were caught in a massive truancy sweep in the north west, many of them with their parents.

10. 10. New Tory team 'a snub to North'

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 November 2003 NEW Tory leader Michael Howard's slimmed down shadow cabinet came under fire from opponents who claimed it did not have enough northerners. The shadow minister for the regions is Essex MP Bernard Jenkin, and there are virtually no spokesmen from the north.

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