Labor to bind states to school funding

The federal opposition will attempt to stop states from cutting their school funding budgets.

Labor is set to introduce an amendment into parliament that seeks to keep states from cutting their education budgets as a condition of Commonwealth school funding deals.

The changes to Australian Education Amendment (School Funding Guarantee) Bill are expected to be moved on Thursday.

Opposition education spokeswoman Kate Ellis said the amendments would ensure state and territory budgets would not contain more cuts.