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Bill: Educational Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unión Radical
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: September 3767
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, Our Educational System needs a drastic overhaul so that every part of it is paid through taxes. This will allow a much larger part of the young generations to achieve their goals in life. We do also need to turn away from the conservative way of thinking where we focus on tests and traditions and embrace student creativity. Anthony Burret Minister of Education and Culture Unión Radical |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Current: All private schools, even for-profit private schools, are given government funding.
Proposed: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is no National Curriculum; the curriculum is set by the schools themselves.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:34:48, December 02, 2014 CET | From | Baltusia Partido Conservador | To | Debating the Educational Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We again oppose all of these articles, especially ones concerning more government funding where it is not needed. Marco Arello Leader of the Opposition Conservative, MP |
| Date | 06:17:48, December 02, 2014 CET | From | Partido Moderado Nacional | To | Debating the Educational Reform |
| Message | Mr.Speaker Education is the most efficient and fastest way for a country to reduce its poverty, we will support this bill wholeheartedly. Suzanna Sergant Party Leader Moderate MP, Athosia |
| Date | 09:36:53, December 02, 2014 CET | From | Unión Radical | To | Debating the Educational Reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We would like to where we don't need government funding? Anthony Burret Minister of Education and Culture Unión Radical |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 137 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 230 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 68 |
| Random fact: Zardugal is a nation based on the old Byzantine Empire, with a modern twist and the Esperanto language. Zardugal is located on the continent of Majatra. |
| Random quote: "Law is mind without reason." - Aristotle |