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Bill: Education Reform Act 1 of 2928
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party of Jakania
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: August 2929
Description[?]:
| The Contract with Jakania Coalition proposes a comprehensive education reform to ensure proper edification of our children and youth. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities 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 does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:11:13, April 25, 2010 CET | From | Birleşik Demokrat Parti | To | Debating the Education Reform Act 1 of 2928 |
| Message | Somewhere in Sonhata the JLP Education Spokesman has just suffered a heart attack.... :P |
| Date | 20:29:26, April 25, 2010 CET | From | Republican Party of Jakania | To | Debating the Education Reform Act 1 of 2928 |
| Message | OOC: haha IC: Mr. Speaker, This is a comprehensive plan that really focuses on quality in education. We all want our kids to succeed in their dreams and ideals. In this process, we're helping the economy, creating jobs and bringing our economy into a high technological wonder-economy, where we finally can triumph the expertise throughout Terra. The Contract with Jakania Coalition has worked on this compromise with the Hawk Insitute in researching how local governments, and federalist approach to education can actually bring higher quality and lower costs. We've already dramatically reduced the federal government in Jakania, but by no means are we restricting the local governments from doing whatever they see necessary for their citizens, our citizens. This is an important time in our lives, and we're finally able to bring common sense principles of government into education, and let's grab this chance; let's fight together for the future of our children and for our hard working youth who each day just strive to live even better than what their parents did. Let's help them and stand by them. Regina Baker, Minister of Education and Culture. |
| Date | 16:42:11, April 26, 2010 CET | From | Birleşik Demokrat Parti | To | Debating the Education Reform Act 1 of 2928 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This Bill puts unnecessary strain on local governments throughout the country. Through previous JLP budgets the national education system could cope with the demands - educating our students to the best possible standards. If this Bill passes it would be disastrous for our students and the nation. |
| Date | 14:50:44, April 27, 2010 CET | From | Republican Party of Jakania | To | Debating the Education Reform Act 1 of 2928 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I would like to make this chamber aware that the investments in education under the Labour government, as confirmed by the now Education department and Hawk Institute, clearly suggests that this was underfunded substantially. The total federal budget was way below what it is now, and hadn't been adjusted for the enormous pressure on the national education system. We firmly believe that local governments, not federal bureaucrats knows best. That teachers, along with the pupils can devise the best plans to achieve academic success. By having federal control that don't fit everywhere in the country, the Labour party is essentially standing in the way of education, not promoting it. This education reform was needed, and we intend to keep funding education properly; and will look into more reforms. But as long as the Labour party believes in strong central government that controls every inch of the classroom from thousands of miles away; we're not willing to compromise or look into their elitist ways. Regina Baker, Minister of Education and Culture |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 118 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 108 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 24 |
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