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Bill: General Education Reforms Act of 2992
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bismarckian National Resistance (BNR)
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: February 2993
Description[?]:
| Act 1: The government subsidizes a good amount of higher education tuition, with preference given to low-income and/or academically-successful students; the rest is covered by the individual students and/or their parents, at their discretion. The government also makes no- and low-interest loans available to students who necessitate them; again, with preference given to low-income and/or academically-successful students. This includes scholarship programs. Act 2: Where before education was compulsory until the age of 20, after the passing of this act, the compulsory education age shall be reduced to 18, as that is the age at which people are considered adults. However, the government still formally encourages to people to get as much education as possible. Act 3: Standardized testing is secondary to student creativity. However, there is still a national standardized to ensure students have necessary, basic skills, and individual states may create standardized tests if they so please; these tests will be administered and administrated by the Ministr(y)(ies) of Education and Culture. Act 4: Charter schools must be non-profit/run by non-profit organizations, and must have a specific focus. |
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 must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
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:: 20
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 571 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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