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Bill: Education Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: All-Indrala National League
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: December 2580
Description[?]:
| The AINL's education policy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
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 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 subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 5
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: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:47:25, May 21, 2008 CET | From | People's Front of Indrala | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | Other than the change on the stance on charter schools, we can not agree with any of this bill. While not a fan of big government, not allowing for there to be public higher education institutes can take away the chance for people to go on to higher learning schools. And not regulating private schools make no sense to us. To ensure the future of our nation we must be sure private schools are teaching the basic skills needed to survive and advance our society. |
| Date | 21:09:37, May 21, 2008 CET | From | All-Indrala National League | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | We don't think it's the governments place to interfere in Higher Education. Universities should be independant of state control to ensure the best education for the people of Indrala. The Universities would not cease to exist, they would simply pass under the control of trusts and other private organisation. As for the point about Private Schools. We do not feel they should be "heavily" regulated, heavily being the all important word. If the government is deciding their curriculum and teaching methods for them, then the point of having a private alternative is entirely lost. Many parents aren't happy with state schools and want a different type of education for their children, they should be afforded that option. |
| Date | 17:49:48, May 22, 2008 CET | From | Union of Higher Thinking | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | If we had our way, there would be no such concpet of elitist private education, benefitting the wealthy and weakenning state education through a stretch of resources. Save the first article, this bill aims to do just that. You've seen the budget - the money is going to good use. Don't deprive people of equal education. |
| Date | 22:27:21, May 22, 2008 CET | From | All-Indrala National League | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | What use is equal education if it is only equally bad. |
| Date | 11:56:15, May 23, 2008 CET | From | Union of Higher Thinking | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | Provide evidence that it is such. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 331 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 419 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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