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Bill: Educaton reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: People Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: April 2433
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
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 leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
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 allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Article 4
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 leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is no National Curriculum; the curriculum is set by the schools themselves.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:57:03, July 20, 2007 CET | From |  People Party | To | Debating the Educaton reform |
| Message | I propose this bill as a reform to our school system... |
| Date | 09:05:14, July 21, 2007 CET | From | Reforma Ligo | To | Debating the Educaton reform |
| Message | We support 2, 4 and 6 |
| Date | 15:52:04, July 21, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Trade Unionist Party | To | Debating the Educaton reform |
| Message | Support 1,2,5 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 58 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 227 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 116 |
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