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Bill: Moving Towards Education Opputunities
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty 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: November 2465
Description[?]:
| "This is the first measure in a planned series of major reforms of the education system to provide better quality, more competitive fees and more choice and variety in our education system. This law will give private education a chance to spread it's wings and open wonderful opportunities for students while still maintaining our public system." ~Susan Copper, Shadow Minister of Education and Culture for the Liberty Party |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:01:13, October 04, 2007 CET | From | National Authoritarian Movement | To | Debating the Moving Towards Education Opputunities |
| Message | "The final exams must be worth the name. Private schools must match at least the standard of public schools. Therefore we cannot agree to this law." ~ Margrete Hallfield, NAM expert for education |
| Date | 02:05:26, October 05, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Moving Towards Education Opputunities |
| Message | "All students will complete the Standard Exam if they wish, and private school will cater for those students who want to." ~Susan Copper OCC: LOL at "expert for education" |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 120 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 200 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 81 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: "Democrats couldn't care less if people in Indiana hate them. But if Europeans curl their lips, liberals can't look at themselves in the mirror." - Ann Coulter |