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Bill: Introduction of Charter Schools
Details
Submitted by[?]: Neoretropostmodernist 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: April 2098
Description[?]:
| This bill introduces the establishment of charter schools in order to give parents greater freedom in choosing where to send their kids for an education. Charter schools catering to students with disciplinary or learning problems will receive extra funding as deemed appropriate by the national government. Other special standings and regulations are to be determined by the provincial governments, in order to find the best way encourage such schools. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:42:38, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Underappreciated Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | Supported with the full weight and might of the great Underappreciated Party. ---Bob bin-Forapples |
| Date | 22:59:39, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Populist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | The PLP is concerned that charter schools will set admissions standards such that they take the best students and none of the problem students, leaving the public schools with lesser students, including all those who are problems. While some of our members would like to allow charter schools, our caucus is currently leaning against this proposal. |
| Date | 23:29:01, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Neoretropostmodernist Party | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | Studies have shown that students perform and behavior better when surrounded by peers of equal accomplishment. It may very well be a good thing to allow the best students to attend selective schools so that they perform to their full potential and are no longer intimidating to poorer students. Also, charter schools are sometimes established to deal with problem students that the public school system can't handle. So they are not always a "brain-drain". |
| Date | 23:48:02, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Populist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | If language were included (in the description) that ensured that licenses would be granted to charter schools such that charter schools would, as a group, take the same percentage of problem students compared to the overall student population as existed in public schools, the PLP would be much more comfortable with this legislation and be inclined to support it. The basic concern is that if a "brain drain" occurred, or that public schools had a higher percentage of "problem students," that public schools would be at a competitive disadvantage and would decline significantly in quality. |
| Date | 00:16:50, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Underappreciated Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | The UPI doesn't approve of officially labeling any children as "problem" children. ---Bob bin-Forapples |
| Date | 00:46:33, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Populist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | The PLP accepts the UPI's point, and suggests that instead the term "children with learning disabilities or repeated discipline problems" could perhaps be used. |
| Date | 02:16:38, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Lyika ati Isọdọtun | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | We support this bill fully, and would be interested in seeing its possible expansion in the future. |
| Date | 02:26:22, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Lyika ati Isọdọtun | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | Upon re-reading the bill, allow me to retract my statement regarding my interest in future expansion. My statement of support still stands, though. |
| Date | 13:21:23, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Neoretropostmodernist Party | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | We're against such licensing as the PLP has proposed. We hold that with fewer students, public schools will be better equiped to deal with poorly performing students as long as we continue to support them. However, we will add to the bill incentives for charter schools to take in such students. |
| Date | 20:17:37, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Populist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | The incentives make the bill more palatable to the PLP, palatable enough that we can vote in favor. |
| Date | 21:39:42, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Populist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Introduction of Charter Schools |
| Message | Just to clarify, because licensing was brought up before, charter schools are by definition, licensed. They receive a "charter" from the government. Since they are publicly funded, we would be very disappointed if this requirement did not exist. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 252 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 102 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 75 |
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