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Bill: Return to the Independent Education
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Elitist 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: September 2842
Description[?]:
| The REP is proposing to change the currently enforced Manson Education Reform, since the preferences of the electorate has seriously changed. |
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 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 Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
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 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is a matter of local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Proposed: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:04:52, October 29, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | The Orange Party finds this legislation to be absolutely fantastic. |
| Date | 00:58:55, October 30, 2009 CET | From | United Democrats | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | A very short, but great, moment in this nation's history ended by one bill. Well done REP. Disappointing. |
| Date | 10:04:26, October 30, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | The RHP applaud this legislation. The tyrannical policies imposed on Rutania's school system will finally be repealed, and the autonomy of schools, parents and local governments restored. |
| Date | 18:16:39, October 30, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | I wonder if the Orange Party jumped up and down clapping their hands, "absolutely fantastic" :) We obviously oppose this step backwards. |
| Date | 18:31:37, October 30, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | This is not a step backwards. This will allow education to be controlled by local governments again. Government closer to home is more representative. We know you are tired of hearing this, but the truth hurts, does it not? If your former plan was really the best plan for Rutanians, then why did they turn against you in the most recent elections? And perhaps we did jump up and down clapping our hands.... |
| Date | 20:57:16, October 30, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | Well we dont' agree with your opinion that education is best served by local governments. We should have a sensible, well thought out national curriculum, I cannot see why you would need to deviate from it locally. |
| Date | 21:08:56, October 30, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | Different localities may have different educational needs and therefore a different emphasis. One standardized national curriculum developed by bureaucrats in Port Nelson, for instance may not be advantageous to an inner-city student in Bozarburg. We will continue to say local needs are better addressed locally. Now, what we could support, and may propose ourselves, is a massive grant program where the federal government gives block grants to each commonwealth depending upon their needs for each year. But we would insist that curricula and administration of the grants come from local authorities. |
| Date | 21:14:04, October 30, 2009 CET | From | United Democrats | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | Isn't that what further/higher education is for? To specialize for certain jobs and needs? A national curriculum would give children the best opportunity to go onto university and specialize in a certain field of study. |
| Date | 21:28:37, October 30, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | Yes that is what it is for, and specialization would be implemented better for the people of Ardinia by their local representatives than by Ministry of Education bureaucrats in Port Nelson. The reason for this is because the people of each individual commonwealth see their local needs far better than we do here from Port Nelson. |
| Date | 22:56:33, October 30, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | Can you give any examples in which the national curriculum would need to change in a local area? |
| Date | 01:31:35, October 31, 2009 CET | From | Coalition for Terran Conciousness | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | This is an example of Division, not Unity, and therefore we must stand against it. Terra-Dantma |
| Date | 10:59:16, October 31, 2009 CET | From | People's Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | The PPR can see a very rapid shift to the right over the next few years. This is utterly disappointing. |
| Date | 18:13:26, October 31, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | It may be disappointing to you, but this is what the people of Rutania want and have wanted for a long time. Rutanians want restricted government, not restrictive government. |
| Date | 19:02:38, October 31, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | Can you give any examples in which the national curriculum would need to change in a local area? |
| Date | 14:03:52, November 02, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Return to the Independent Education |
| Message | Your silence on this issue speaks volumes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 268 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 232 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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