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Bill: Fair Education Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party of Darnussia
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: October 2159
Description[?]:
| Equality for all, equality of oportunity. Darnussia should be a meritiocracy and not one were the rich get beter jobs becuase they brought "better" education, that is not merticracy, our brightest and best will not get the jobs they deserve and not have the opportunity they derserve to have. This will allow thick rich people to get better jobs |
Proposals
Article 1
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 does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 2
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: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:50:28, December 20, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the Fair Education Bill |
| Message | "This will allow thick rich people to get better jobs" Hehehe. If they're thick, why do they get the better jobs? :P Not only do private schools have difficult entrance exams as well as fees, they also, as you argue, give a better standard of education. So you'd have to be clever to start with, and you'd come out clever - thus getting better jobs. Oops. :D |
| Date | 20:26:59, December 20, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Fair Education Bill |
| Message | urmm, it's all private, this, the richer can buy better schools. CED |
| Date | 18:03:13, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the Fair Education Bill |
| Message | The more prestigious ones usually give harder entrance examinations. |
| Date | 05:54:48, December 22, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Fair Education Bill |
| Message | That's not necessarily true, CED. The prestigious privately owned schools don't always give harder entrance examinations. Besides, we can't have all education being privately owned. We need some state schools that are well funded and meet excellent standards set at the national level. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 259 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 291 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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