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Bill: Education Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2416
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Proposed: Education is entirely voluntary.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 17:27:51, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Gao-Showato Kasu-Soto | To | Debating the Education Reform |
Message | as usual the Conseravtives move in the right direction but go to far. We will support but propose countermeasures later. |
Date | 18:03:49, June 19, 2007 CET | From | New Liberal Party | To | Debating the Education Reform |
Message | We oppose an express concern at the Gao-Showato Kasu-Soto to support the extremist policies of the conservatives. |
Date | 18:08:15, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Gao-Showato Kasu-Soto | To | Debating the Education Reform |
Message | our votes make no difference and it will pass either way. If we had seats we would vote aganst but at present the public perception is paramount. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 100 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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