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1. 1. Cameron in education pledge

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

2. 2. Queen's speech: Education

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 November 2007 TEENAGERS will be forced to stay in education or training until 18 or face fines. But the Education and Skills Bill won't threaten to jail rebels.

3. 3. 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.

4. 4. Failing teachers face action

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 November 2007 THE leader of Salford council has promised to take a tough line against failing teachers.

5. 5. New laws offer protection

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 November 2007 HOMEOWNERS who use reasonable force to tackle intruders are to get more legal protection, Gordon Brown announced.

6. 6. Breaking down elitist barriers

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 November 2007 MANCHESTER'S universities are to be at the forefront of a £9.2m project to break down barriers between `town and gown'.

7. 7. Truants taught a lesson

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 November 2007 YOUNGSTERS bunking off school have been taken off the streets in a truancy crackdown.

8. 8. £500m 'almost no impact on reading'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 November 2007 MINISTERS have spent half a billion pounds on raising standards of English in primary schools with `almost no impact' on reading skills, a review warned today.

9. 9. Doc urges heroin on prescription

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 10 November 2007 A SENIOR doctor is calling for heroin to be handed out on prescription to slash crime linked to its illegal trade.

10. 10. Parents get say on schools

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 November 2007 PARENTS will have their say on plans to overhaul five secondary schools. The Manchester schools are to become city academies linked to private sponsors, including Microsoft and the BBC.

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