In the annals of politics, the education portfolio isn’t usually seen as a stepping stone to greatness. Yet, Victoria has elevated its deputy premier – and education minister – to the top job, with only four months to go until election day.Commentary surrounding Ben Carroll’s rise to the top job has focused on some of the more publicly visible problems in the state’s education portfolio: dealing with exam integrity, the state’s share of federal funding for schools, and enterprise bargaining.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles