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Bill: World Class Educational Opportunities
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tuesday Is Coming
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: May 2098
Description[?]:
| This bill will reform all levels of our educational system. All government property involved will be sold to the highest bidders, (with the teachers at each school being permitted to make a single bid together, if they wish.) Lodamun is already known throughout the world for our wonderful exports, which have given us the strongest currency in the world. We attract corporations from all countries to base themselves(and recognize profits) here due to our 0% corporate tax. Our banks are a haven for the entire world. It is time our educational institutions lived up to these standards |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 3
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:41:21, August 17, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the World Class Educational Opportunities |
| Message | October 2096 |
| Date | 14:49:16, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the World Class Educational Opportunities |
| Message | We are not sure that there should not be government run, but paid, universities. Can the government be regarded as an owner of private institutions? |
| Date | 15:26:19, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the World Class Educational Opportunities |
| Message | There are still the partial tuition subidies. |
| Date | 18:27:36, August 18, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the World Class Educational Opportunities |
| Message | Ahh, what would Lodamun be without the deceptive and misleading titles that have mecome a microcosm of TiC's entire policy. |
| Date | 00:46:47, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the World Class Educational Opportunities |
| Message | Deceptive and misleading? Is that why many parents choose to pay for private schooling even though public education is free? |
| Date | 07:18:18, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the World Class Educational Opportunities |
| Message | Too far. |
| Date | 21:23:59, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the World Class Educational Opportunities |
| Message | How is this too far. The governmennt still funds education for those that can not pay, but no longer deducts taxes from the working classes to pay for the schooling of the rich. |
| Date | 21:49:54, August 19, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the World Class Educational Opportunities |
| Message | So now 'disadvantaged' implies that everyone but the rich gets vouchers for schooling? |
| Date | 23:10:14, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the World Class Educational Opportunities |
| Message | I prefer a voucher system for all students. The rich can add to the value of the voucher to send their children to more expensive schools. However, the current options only allow for "disadvantaged" vouchers. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 239 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 211 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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