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Bill: Freedom in Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian 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: August 3136
Description[?]:
| Education is the means by which knowledge and culture is passed from one generation to the next. Education in its narrow sense refers to the formal schooling that occurs in established institutions of learning. Education in its larger sense is the socialization and acculturation of children into adult roles. Whereas there will always be disagreement on the issue of what mode of education is best, what socialization and what messages are best to teach, and how to teach the younger generations, there should not be one model of education but many and many choices with which parents may enter their children to learn. The freedom of education is tied, directly or indirectly, to every and any other freedom, including freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, and the way that children are socialized into these freedoms. The Freedom in Education Act seeks to return the choice of education to parents, where it rightfully belongs. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is a matter of local governments.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 191 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 159 |
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