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Bill: Education Policy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical 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: October 2636
Description[?]:
| State centralised schooling restricts parental choice, decreases diversity, and lowers educational standards. The only way in order to progress in the field of education is to craft an education policy based on the aims of self-overcoming and progress, which is through private reform, passing the power from state to community. Ezekiel Palin Shadow Education and Culture Minister |
Proposals
Article 1
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 all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
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 alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:26:32, September 12, 2008 CET | From | Telamonese Communist Party | To | Debating the Education Policy |
| Message | This is a blatant attempt to dismantle Telamon's state education system. Albert Brocklehurst (General Secretary of the Telamonese Communist Party) |
| Date | 01:31:33, September 12, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Education Policy |
| Message | We seethe at article II, but feel the need to support this bill due to articles I and III. Given that there is an expressed concern with the equality of public and private institutions in the country, we should simply send all students to the superior private institutions. Daunte Woodson Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 184 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 268 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 49 |
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