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1. 1. Shock lessons out of Africa

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 January 2007 A TEACHER is travelling to Africa to learn lessons that will help her pupils in Manchester understand the stark reality of children living in poverty.

2. 2. Super casino could make city a loser

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 January 2007 THE CHOICE of Manchester as the venue for the countryés first ever ésuper casinoé could make the city a loser rather than a winner, it has been warned. The anti-gambling lobby claims the move can only bring about a huge increase in social and economic problems, not least a spiralling number of people in debt.

3. 3. School once facing axe turns tables

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 January 2007 A SCHOOL once threatened with closure because exam results were so low has been praised as `outstanding' by government inspectors.

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. United Nations go to school

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 January 2007 YOU can take a trip round the world in a day at a remarkable Bolton school.

6. 6. Crisis of young runaways

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 January 2007 MORE than 4,500 children ran away from home in Greater Manchester in a year, according to the Children's Society. The breakdown of their parents' relationship and physical, mental and sexual abuse are among the reasons why children flee their home.

7. 7. Bishop's battle to save St George's High

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 January 2007 THE Bishop of Salford has criticised plans to close a successful Catholic secondary school in the city. The Rt Rev Terence Brain believes education chiefs should re-think a proposal to shut St George's RC High in Walkden.

8. 8. War on child obesity 'confused and dithering'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 January 2007 PLANS to tackle childhood obesity were today blasted as `confused' and `dithering' by an influential group of MPs. Ministers have been slow to react to the problem and efforts to work with the food industry have failed, said the Public Accounts Committee.

9. 9. 'No rift' over Catholic gay adoption plea

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 January 2007 CATHOLIC demands for an exemption from controversial anti-discrimination laws on gay adoption are set to be rejected, a Cabinet minister signalled today. But Education Secretary Alan Johnson denied there was a rift in the Cabinet over the issue of the Catholic opt-out.

10. 10. Police question 'school drugs gangs' claim

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 January 2007 POLICE and council bosses today questioned the Government's claim that criminal gangs were infiltrating schools in Manchester and using children as drug mules.

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