Premier Ted Baillieu gets a poor mark for public education Most Victorians believe Premier Ted Baillieu is not focused on improving public education. ALMOST three-quarters of Victorians believe Premier Ted Baillieu isn't committed to improving public education, a new poll shows. And more than half will have an even lower opinion if he fails to agree with the Federal Government on extra funding. The Australian Education Union poll, which surveyed 500 Victorians, found 27 per cent believed Mr Baillieu had no commitment whatsoever to improvement of the state school system. A further 44 per cent said he was "not very" committed. Just 2 per cent classed him as "very committed." The survey, done independently by Auspoll, found the state's leader also under pressure on other fronts. About 60 per cent of people said they would have a worse opinion of him if an agreement was not reached with the Commonwealth to increase public education funding in line with the Gonski recommendations. James Campbell: Liberals fret over Ted's direction More than 70 per cent also opposed the reported $559 million in public education cuts since the Coalition came to power. Union federal president Angelo Gavrielatos said voters wanted a level playing field for all children. "Those cuts are having a devastating impact on schools and making it harder for children to learn," he said. The weeks ahead are a critical test of Mr Baillieu's commitment to the education of all children in Victoria. A State Government spokeswoman said it had a "clear strategy" to lift school performance, was cutting red tape and spent more than $500 million on capital works and maintenance alone. "A lack of detail from Canberra is the biggest obstacle to achieving school funding reform," she said. For almost a year now the Commonwealth have failed to answer the most basic questions about how their proposed system would work or be funded. Nationally 2200 people were surveyed, with nine out of 10 wanting a deal on the Gonski review. It will to cost $6.5 billion a year to implement, with the Federal Government battling it out with the states over how much it will pay. Federal Education Minister Peter Garrett said the Government was committed to school improvement and would seek an agreement from all states in April. "We won't be running public commentary on dollar figures," he said.