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Bill: Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kirlawa National 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 3868
Description[?]:
| Education should be free, the government doesn't fund private schools even though we are spending 1,080,000,000,000 KDI on education when schools aren't funded for. We would like an explanation from the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Education and Culture what they are doing with this money |
Proposals
Article 1
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 and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:38:55, June 27, 2015 CET | From | People's Action Party | To | Debating the Education Act |
| Message | We disagree with this bill entirely |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 311 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 328 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 78 |
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| Random quote: "An independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics." - Adlai Stevenson |