We won't unpick school funding: Pyne THE coalition will not claw back federal schools funding if the majority of states sign up to a Gillard government deal, opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne says. Federal Labor has given the states and territories until June 30 to agree to a two-for-one-dollar arrangement that delivers $14.5 billion in funding for schools. "If it's overwhelmingly that there's a new school funding model across the states, we won't seek to unpick that," Mr Pyne told Sky News on Monday. We don't want to create constant uncertainty. But Mr Pyne said the government's education policy was in chaos at the moment. A coalition government instead would prioritise improving teacher quality, parental engagement and a robust curriculum. Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory governments are offering the most resistance to the federal plan but have indicated they are open to further negotiations with the commonwealth. Prime Minister Julia Gillard intends to negotiate separately with each state and territory between now and June 30.