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Bill: Education Policy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Worker's Council Defence Committee
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: March 2701
Description[?]:
| MTR Education Policy - for a socialised, progressive education policy |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 2
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:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 16
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 4
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 entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:12:31, January 23, 2009 CET | From | Worker's Council Defence Committee | To | Debating the Education Policy |
| Message | re. Article 4, Our citizens are considered adults from the age of 16, surely then they can be trusted to make their own educational choices |
| Date | 10:25:03, January 23, 2009 CET | From | Worker's Council Defence Committee | To | Debating the Education Policy |
| Message | That should read re. article 2 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 215 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 347 |
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