Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has expressed unhappiness that $20.7 million of taxpayers' money was spent promoting the model to the public. Especially because the final deals between Labor and the states varied in some aspects - such as on loadings for disability students - and differed from Gonski's original vision.

Greens senator Penny Wright focused on the plan for independent public schools - an issue that has caused some friction between the NSW and federal governments.

Wright managed to get some new information on how the federal government will decide which schools qualify as independent.

The five key principles are: 1. increased parental involvement in schools; 2. making schools more accountable to the local community; 3. streamlined budgets; 4. local management of school facilities; and 5. increased power for principals over staffing.

There will be a test tomorrow morning on how well you remember them.