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Bill: Education reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: 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: January 3507
Description[?]:
| Honourable members of parliament, Contrary to the beliefs of some, we do not hate education. We know that we can grant our children the best education possible for the lowest amount of money by ending public schools, but giving subsidies so that everyone can receive a good private education. The RLU and others who have introduced this completely socialistic education frankly doesn't deserve to be called liberal or anything else than socialists, as they seem to believe that only the government can manage things well. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Current: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Proposed: All private schools, even for-profit private schools, are given government funding.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:56:27, June 27, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Education reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we only support article 2. The other two articles keep government and bureucracy much bigger than it ought to be in a privatized system, which should, if implemented, be based on vouchers for disadvantaged families and not on universal subsidization. Takeshi Shimoto MP Member for Elbian RFR Education Spokesman |
| Date | 13:38:09, June 27, 2013 CET | From | Draddwyr Cynghrair | To | Debating the Education reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I for one will always support Dranland's public education system! Free public schools are the only way to ensure comprehensive nationwide education for all children, regardless of socioeconomic background. Privatizing education, a basic right of our citizens, would lead to further inequality between middle-and-upper-class and lower-class workers and farmers. Gladys Rhys-Evans (DC) Draddwyr Cynghrair Pennaeth |
| Date | 16:17:19, June 27, 2013 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, It appears to me that Mz. Rhys-Evans doesn't see the difference between government funding and government administration. Socialist public schools are what causes inequality by being second-class institutions for those less well of, the only way to ensure true equality, freedom of choice and competition inside the system is to pay everyone for getting a private education. Jeddite Maelic Tanist of The Good |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 301 | ||||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 71 |
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