http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/adrian-piccoli/ Adrian Piccoli MP is The Nationals Member for Murrumbidgee and Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals.  First elected in 1999 Adrian continues to represent one of the largest and most diverse electorates in NSW. Adrian is the Shadow Minister for Education, Skills and Youth Affairs. In addition to his responsibilities as Shadow Minister and Deputy Leader, Adrian is also the Leader of Opposition Business in the NSW Legislative Assembly. Adrian has degrees in Law and Economics from the Australian National University. Adrian has previously held the Shadow Ministerial portfolios of Water, State and Regional Development, Mineral Resources and Ethnic Affairs. Adrian was born in Griffith in 1970 where he lives with his wife Sonia and their son, Finn. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-the-conservatives-didnt-support-school-league-tables/ Thank goodness Julia Gillard and Verity Firth don’t coach the Wallabies. If they did they would be looking to the minnows of world rugby – Canada or Samoa – for ideas on how to improve Australia’s rugby performance rather than a powerhouse like New Zealand. This is exactly the approach they have taken to our education system. Their big new idea has been the introduction of League Tables, basically the crude ranking of individual schools on basic testing. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Adrian Piccoli) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-the-conservatives-didnt-support-school-league-tables/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-the-conservatives-didnt-support-school-league-tables/#item514 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:40:37 +0000 Adrian Piccoli | Author bios | The Punch