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1. 21. University degree 'worth only £150,000'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 June 2005 THE financial worth of a university degree is about '150,000 - a decrease as more people attend university, research has found.

2. 22. Jet-set head to swap seaside for Salford

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 June 2005 THE working week starts at 6.15am each Monday with a flight from Gatwick to Manchester Airport for Salford head teacher Antony Edkins. Now he is so impressed with Salford and the north west that his family is to move to Eccles in September and he is hoping to negotiate an extension to his three-year contract, which started nine months ago.

3. 23. £9,000 bursaries for trainee teachers

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 June 2005 GRADUATES are to be offered bigger Government grants to train as science and maths teachers under moves announced to fill staff vacancies in schools.

4. 24. Kelly hours 'will turn schools into child-minders'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 13 June 2005 A MANCHESTER headteacher has criticised government plans to turn schools into a "child-minding service" with early opening and later closing.

5. 25. Pupils could face longer school days

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 12 June 2005 PLANS to shake up the school day so children can arrive early and stay longer received a cautious welcome from teaching unions.

6. 26. City wins first class honours from students

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 June 2005 IT'S official - Manchester is the country's top university town. The results of three new surveys place Manchester at the top of the table when it comes to student destinations.

7. 27. Solvent abuse kills more kids than drugs

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 June 2005 CHILDREN as young as 10 are playing "Russian roulette" by sniffing glue, paint and other household solvents, a report from child welfare campaigners found.

8. 28. John McGuire: University targets 'are failing UK plc'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 June 2005 WHAT is Sir Alex Ferguson doing to prepare for the new season? Choosing some very good players, some average players and some poor players, to give everyone a chance?

9. 29. Probe into primary and GCSE results gap

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 26 June 2005 A THINK-TANK is to investigate why the Government's massive investment in enhancing the literacy and numeracy of primary school pupils has not produced an equivalent boost to GCSE results.

10. 30. Action needed on happy slapping

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 June 2005 NEW mobile phones should be fitted with technology which blocks their use in schools in an attempt to crack down on the craze for "happy slapping", according to an MP.

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