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Bill: Educational Reforms Act I
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Worker's Reform 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: November 2871
Description[?]:
| For too long, the children of this nation have been denied higher education opportunities. This ends now. It is time that equal opportunities become available for all through free, public education systems. We have even added strict standardized testing to ensure the schools provide the children with the best possible education. We have already seen that the current system doesn't work. It's time to make a change, and provide everyone with an equal opportunity. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Current: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
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 subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Current: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: 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.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which is advisory only and is not binding on any schools.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:03:33, December 31, 2009 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Educational Reforms Act I |
| Message | It's crucial that for national enlightenment to be realised. The young are given a proper education and an equal footing with the rest of society. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 193 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 95 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 103 |
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