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1. 1. Too much TV 'stunts kids' education'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 04 July 2005 TOO much TV can be harmful to a child's education, two independent studies concluded today. A third investigation found that TV can impair the development of very young pre-school children.

2. 2. Changing your life

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 04 July 2005 THE furore over child tax credits has focused the spotlight on the frightening costs involved in raising a family.& Few parents realise, as they nurse their brand new little bundle of joy, just how much it's going to cost them over the next 21 years forking out for education, holidays, food, clothes, hobbies and pocket money.<BR>

3. 3. Truants ignore fines

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 July 2005 SCHOOL attendance in Manchester has got worse this year - despite parents of stay-away pupils being fined in their hundreds. Education bosses launched a huge crackdown on truancy after the city's school attendance rates were branded the worst in Britain last year. <BR>

4. 4. Learning centre is top class says Kelly

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 July 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly praised the lifelong learning opportunities on offer in Bury after opening a new adult education centre.

5. 5. Schools hoard millions

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 July 2005 HEADTEACHERS in Manchester are continuing to hoard millions of pounds - rather than spend it on the education of their pupils.

6. 6. Kelly Hours 'threatened by her own policies'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 04 July 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly's own policies threaten to scupper her plans to open schools for longer, government experts have warned.

7. 7. Danger in class at scandal school

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 19 July 2005

   EDUCATION watchdogs had to protect pupils at a Greater Manchester school during an inspection which revealed shocking standards.

8. 8. Nord Anglia comes clean - HQ faces chop

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 July 2005 TROUBLED education services group Nord Anglia has confirmed it is to shut its Cheadle HQ and sell the building to cut its debts.

9. 9. Book bag 'nanny' jibe

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 July 2005 PLANS to spend £27m on free books for toddlers got a mixed reception today. Education Secretary and the Bolton West MP Ruth Kelly said the Bookstart scheme would encourage reading from an early age.

10. 10. Johnson joins Crewe

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 July 2005 REDS starlet Eddie Johnson has gone on loan to further his football education under Dario Gradi at Crewe Alexandra.

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