Garrett hopeful school reform will pass

FEDERAL Education Minister Peter Garrett is hopeful Labor's schools improvement plan can pass parliament before the election.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced extra funding of $14.5 billion will be pumped into schools from next year, with the commonwealth providing the bulk or 65 per cent.

Mr Garrett denied accusations from some state premiers that they got the key details of the federal government's offer from the Sunday press conference.

"I think it's absolutely important that we put to bed this notion that the states had no idea what was coming on Sunday. That was not the case," he told ABC TV.

Ms Gillard will meet with state and territory leaders in Canberra on Friday to thrash out a formal agreement on measures due to start next year but will face strong resistance from some state premiers.

"I believe we can get legislation through bringing these education reforms into place... before (parliament) rises," Mr Garrett said, adding that it was subject to negotiations with the state and non-government schools sector.

He admitted that loadings for students with disabilities and migrant students who don't have English as a first language were yet to be worked out.

On Saturday, the federal government announced the introduction of a two per cent efficiency dividend on university funding in 2014 and 1.25 per cent the next year, saving about $900 million.

Asked if the federal government would have to legislate the university cuts, Mr Garrett said it was a matter for Tertiary Education Minister Craig Emerson.

Some universities have complained the first they heard about the efficiency dividend was at a press conference on Saturday, but Mr Garrett maintained Dr Emerson had held consultations.

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