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Bill: Educational Advancement Act, 4119
Details
Submitted by[?]: Technoliberal 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: April 4120
Description[?]:
| Our education system needs rapid increases in funding and decentralization in order to increase the quality of education in Gaduridos. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is entirely voluntary.
Current: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 21
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Current: There is no National Curriculum; curriculum policies for all schools are determined on a local level by local governments.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:09:45, November 12, 2016 CET | From | Gaduridos Communist Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | There are some articles that we agree with. Unfortunately, we can't vote in favor of the whole bill |
| Date | 14:20:48, November 12, 2016 CET | From | Technoliberal Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | Gaduridos Communist Party, What articles do you disagree with? Technoliberal Minister of Education and Culture, Mose Feldman |
| Date | 14:22:53, November 12, 2016 CET | From | Technoliberal Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | OOC: *Which (not "Want") |
| Date | 15:29:27, November 12, 2016 CET | From | Gaduridos Communist Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | Article 1: we think allowing private schools to deviate from the national curriculum could lead to different standards of education. A nationwide curriculum is the best way to guarantee good quality in education to everyone; Article 2: private institutions that perform public services, may they be hospitals or schools, should always be heavily regulated; Article 3: despite understanding the "case-by-case" analisys in order to ensure all students receive education, we think it should be the state to make sure that happens. And that can't happen by fueling the profit-driven private institutions; Article 5: we would certainly allow private higher education to exist, but never with self-regulation. A national standard must be in place; Article 9: Again, funding private institutions to run public services is a mistake Hopefully we will come to an understanding, as you put forward some good proposals. |
| Date | 16:15:35, November 12, 2016 CET | From | Technoliberal Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | Gaduridos Communist Party, We've modified Article 1 to only give a partial exception to private schools from the national curriculum, while removing Articles 2, 3, 5, and 9. Now concerning Article 1, we did not completely remove it as private schools should be able to explore new ideas regarding education which could possibly be adapted into the national curriculum if they prove to be better than what state schools currently have, improving the quality of education for all. We hope for your endorsement of this bill now after modifying it to better suit your concerns. Technoliberal Minister of Education and Culture, Mose Feldman |
| Date | 16:47:00, November 12, 2016 CET | From | Gaduridos Communist Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | We will vote in favor. |
| Date | 19:22:58, November 12, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | The only proposal we could get behind is Article 1, we disagree with the rest. |
| Date | 21:52:46, November 12, 2016 CET | From | Technoliberal Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | Classical Liberal Party, Would you support our bill if we reintroduce a few articles, possibly in a modified form, that would allow and subsidize private educational institutions? If you're wondering, we got rid of a few articles regarding this subject in order to suit some of the concerns of the Gaduriodos Communist Party. Technoliberal Minister of Education and Culture, Mose Feldman |
| Date | 03:39:21, November 13, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | We will let you know once you propose the modified bill, but it does sound like something we could get behind. |
| Date | 04:08:21, November 13, 2016 CET | From | Technoliberal Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | OOC: Unfortunately, the time has run out for modifications of the bill, and the bill will now go into voting in Congress. Too bad for you, Classical Liberal Party. |
| Date | 08:29:12, November 13, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Educational Advancement Act, 4119 |
| Message | It just means this bill won't pass. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 64 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 68 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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