Kevin Donnelly believes Labor is losing the argument about school values.Education has traditionally been an electoral plus for the ALP, but not any more. As a recent Newspoll survey reveals, the Coalition Government has orchestrated an eight percentage point turnaround and is running neck and neck with Labor in terms of positive voter perception.Jenny Macklin, the federal Opposition education spokeswoman, argues the Howard Government’s improvement is the result of cheap populism. She is wrong. …
