PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is expected to make an announcement on the Gonski Review on education recommendations today in Canberra.
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It comes a day after News Limited publications put out a list of schools that would lose funding under the implementation of the Gonski reforms according to federal government modelling.
The modelling revealed 81 Tasmanian public and Catholic schools would lose millions in funding, with 27 public schools in the North and North-West set to lose almost $5 million.
Both the state's peak teacher and parent bodies described the modelling as stirring the pot yesterday, when the federal Labor government was yet to make a decision on whether it would be implemented.
The independent Gonski Review was released in February and recommended an overhaul of the education system to address inequality and increase funding by $5 billion, based on 2009 figures.
Today marks six months since the review was released, and it would be recognised with a sea of green hands displayed on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra by the Australian Education Union.
Ms Gillard is expected to view the display of hands, which have been signed by thousands of school principals, parents and union representatives.
Union federal president Angelo Gavrielatos said the Gonski hands carried a message urging all federal politicians to act in the interest of children and make the recommendations law this year.
In response to the modelling, state president Terry Polglase said the government had made it clear that no school would lose a dollar.
``The modelling being reported today is clearly inaccurate - the government has not yet even released its final response to the Gonski Review which is required for final calculations on how schools would benefit,'' he said.
Mr Polglase said he believed the money to be cut could be that from federal National Partnerships Programs, which allocate greater amounts of funding to schools based on need.
Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends president Jenny Eddington described the modelling as speculative and also said the modelling cuts may be those of the National Partnerships Programs.
Education Minister Nick McKim said yesterday: ``It is impossible to comment on any modelling yet to be released.''
Opposition education spokesman Michael Ferguson called on Mr McKim to rule out Tasmanian schools being worse off under the recommendations.