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Bill: Education Reform Act (2654)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Social Democratic Republicans
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: March 2655
Description[?]:
| To allow for creativity in the administration of private schools with appropriate self-regulation and to raise the compulsory age of schooling to 18. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 17
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Article 2
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 allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
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: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:35:31, October 20, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2654) |
| Message | Goes against our culture. |
| Date | 00:45:45, October 20, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2654) |
| Message | It does not. Go LSDR Go! =) |
| Date | 03:09:32, October 20, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2654) |
| Message | Yes it does. We've already gotten rid of the historical 15 year limit, and now you want to raise it even more?!? |
| Date | 10:25:10, October 20, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2654) |
| Message | We would support the two other articles, but we really dislike the age article. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 160 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 440 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel." - Ernesto "Che" Guevara |