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1. 31. Schools chief to retire early

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 April 2007 MANCHESTER'S schools chief Alan Irving is to step down - after just 12 months in the job.

2. 32. Minister sets 'toughest test'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 November 2007 CHILDREN'S Minister Bev Hughes has warned the region's schools they face their most difficult test yet to reach national standards under a new multi-million pound improvement drive.

3. 33. City's absent pupil shame

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 April 2007 A HARDCORE of 3,300 Manchester schoolchildren skip lessons for an average of 16 weeks a year, we can reveal.

4. 34. Hold pupils back a year say Tories

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 02 September 2007 CHILDREN could be forced to resit their final year at primary school or go to summer school if their basic skills are not up to scratch under plans being considered by the Tories.

5. 35. Council: 'Children are our priority'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 April 2007 THE M.E.N. asked the council for their comments. This is the full statement from Pete North, the council's improvement director.

6. 36. College accused of stalling merger bid

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 February 2007 A MANCHESTER college has been accused of stalling talks to form the country's biggest college. Funding chiefs want City College to merge with Mancat to create a 70,000-student super college.

7. 37. Row over students' parent data

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 16 March 2007 UNIVERSITY applicants will be asked to declare whether their parents have degrees in a drive to admit more students from poor backgrounds, the admissions service announced.

8. 38. Academy teachers in street protest

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 January 2007 MORE than 100 teachers protested against plans to close five schools in Oldham and replace them with city academies. Unions claim it will mean students will have to travel further to get to school and private companies will get a say in classrooms.

9. 39. Truancy among worst in Britain

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 September 2007 THE number of school children missing lessons in Manchester has fallen. But truancy levels are up and city schools still rank among the worst in the country for attendance.

10. 40. Brown's school revamp plan falls behind

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 January 2007 GORDON Brown's promise to rebuild or repair every secondary school in England by 2020 has been hit by massive delays, according to figures released today.

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