Under-funded schools will get extra money faster under a deal with the Senate crossbench to secure the passage of the Turnbull government's Gonski 2.0 plan.
With Labor firmly opposed to the package, government negotiations on Wednesday landed the 10 crucial votes of One Nation, the Nick Xenophon Team, Jacqui Lambie, Derryn Hinch and Lucy Gichuhi.
Greens leader Richard Di Natale was in talks with the government about extra money for students with disabilities when Finance Minister Mathias Cormann flagged in parliament a deal had been struck with the crossbench.
The debate will likely continue well into Thursday, the final scheduled sitting day before the winter break.
