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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Freedom Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: June 2144
Description[?]:
| This bill proposes an overhaul of the Rutanian education system. The goal of this bill should be a Free, Secular, and Flexible Rutanian education system which balanced public and private schooling. This bill is based on the principle that "private" education means that it should be truly private; there shall be no government funding for private education. The RFP does see a rule for the government in providing public schools of high quality. PRE-SCHOOL Pre-school education policy shall be left to local governments, which are best able to deal with the needs of local communities. These needs vary for different parts of Rutania (urban vs rural, for example.) PRIMARY AND MIDDLE-SCHOOL EDUCATION: Rutanian primary and middle school students need quality public schools whilst allowing for the diversity of private schools. Public primary education shall be free of charge, although schools shall be allowed to ask for voluntary parental contributions. The system of government vouchers for basic primary schools shall be abolished, reaffirming the divide between public and private. To reaffirm this divide further, the government shall no longer fund charter schools. HIGHER EDUCATION: The Rutanian government shall continue to maintain a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide whilst allowing for private education to prosper alongside it. To guarantee the quality of Rutanian students, the government should set national standards for private higher education. The current system does not recognise the individuality of students by only focussing on basic assistance for children with low-income parents. Parents may not always be willing to fund their children, and education is an investment in the future. The government shall therefore introduce means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
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 tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
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 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:01:44, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: I put some thinking into this. Please reply with some points of content instead of just "opposed" or "agree with 1, 4, 6" because it is a comprehensive vision. :/ |
| Date | 16:08:44, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | The current education system is in disarray. It is the result of different visions on education being imposed over time, creating an inefficient almagation of public and private. The government should, in the opinion of the RFP, restore a clear divide between public and private schools. The government does not fund corporations and businesses, why make an exception for private schools? |
| Date | 17:32:38, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Party II | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Ok. Most of the options are already set to "private sector" or "local government". We support less regulation and less subsidisation in education. It rhymes! |
| Date | 18:23:56, November 15, 2005 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | We are for Articles 2,4 and 5. |
| Date | 18:46:09, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Isnt this the same comprehensive vision that used to exist before you and the RSDP destroyed it? Good job :rolleyes: Aye. |
| Date | 22:47:05, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | "The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards." We are against regulation of the private sector at all costs. We do not feel that regulation improves education, it hinders the ability of teachers to be creative, to teach in ways that pupils need and means teachers spend more time doing paperwork than teaching. "There is a free public education system alongside private schools." Against, it would be easier to just privatise the higher education system than completely overhaul the rest of the system We have private nurseries, private schools, and private higher education, which is not regulated, however, public institutions exist in the higher education sector, get rid of them and the system is fine and to get rid of inefficient almagation of public and private, just privatise the public universities. As for your statement that the government should not subsidise private schools, we dont, we subsidise parents to be able to send their kids to those schools, that is fair. |
| Date | 22:47:39, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Oh and well done to the RSDP on a great response despite this "Please reply with some points of content instead of just "opposed" or "agree with 1, 4, 6" because it is a comprehensive vision. :/" |
| Date | 21:58:25, November 20, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | We regret that our colleagues of the RFP have FORCED us to abstain on this matter. Some of the provisions contained in this bill are unacceptable to us, while we are strong proponents of some of the other provisions. |
| Date | 23:25:12, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Actually I didnt read: " Old value:: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children. Current: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children. Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools." Sorry, against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 69 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 380 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 150 |
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