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Bill: Education Reform, August 4127
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Nacional Conservador
Status[?]: passed
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: July 4128
Description[?]:
| Education is one of the most, if not the most important area of development in a country, it helps the development of good citizens, while improving the average quality of life in the country as a hole, with this bill the Partido Nacional Conservador tries to bring a mix, of private and governamental participation in the area. Souza, Roberto Minister of Education and Culture |
Proposals
Article 1
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 issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:17:01, November 29, 2016 CET | From | Partido Nacional Conservador | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | While this a delicated matter, the Partido Nacional Conservador wishes to bring this current bill to discussion, so we can all try to agree in a change for our current education policy. With article 1 we wish ti privatize national education system, while giving vouchers for those children who needs then, the reason for this is mainly because i think every father and mother should search for a school that they see more fit to educate their own children, giving then a more wide variety. Article 2 aims to bring charter schools in the hand of local government instead of a national one, the reason for this is that every region has its own focus in the academic area, with this, local government can see to have a better adaptability, the same goes for article 3 About article 4, we want to privatize pre-schools, again, for the same reason as 1 article, giving parents a better choice about where to put their childrens, we expect that every private school has its own rules and education method. As stated above, we of the Partido Nacional Conservador wishes to achieve a consesus amongst the Congresso Nacional. Souza, Roberto Minister of Education and Culture |
| Date | 04:37:36, November 29, 2016 CET | From | Partido Liberal | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | We support this idea. |
| Date | 06:24:42, November 29, 2016 CET | From | Uniao Socialista | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | You basically want to privatize education. A big NO from us. Your plan to live the working class with second-grade education is disgraceful. We will do everything in our power to stop this prepostorous bill. Carlos Linares, Spokeperson on Education Matters |
| Date | 08:36:02, November 29, 2016 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | "While we generally support the idea of bringing greater responsibilities for education to the local level,as suggested here for higher education institutions and charter schools, we cannot agree with the wholesale privatisation of the education system and pre-school education." Gabriel Castro, UDT spokesperson for Education, Culture, Health & Social Services |
| Date | 08:45:30, November 29, 2016 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | OOC: On another note: Please do not refer to proposal just by their number when you discuss them, always indicate what the article you are referring to is about. We do not all see them in the same sequence, and the same person may not even see them in the same sequence each time they log on. Thankfully, the PNC has briefly described what the articles are about in their discussion post, but their post wouldn't make much sense if I only had the numbers, because in my current view it starts with charter schools and continues with higher education as article 2. |
| Date | 15:04:21, November 29, 2016 CET | From | Partido Nacional Conservador | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | "Leaving the working class with second-grade education" i think the lazy socialists parties failed to see that the government will fund the education for poor people, so this argument is failed in its core, just more lies we see everyday from them. Im happy that we could agree on some topics in this bill, the PNC is open to discuss about the privatization, as state above, we want to ensure the best way to educate our children for future generations, while we want to privatize, we still want to help poor families who cannot pay for this, as in the bills itself was stated, still, i would like to hear why the UDT cannot agree with the privatization, maybe we can reach a consensus. Souza, Roberto Minister of Education and Culture |
| Date | 19:01:08, November 29, 2016 CET | From | Partido Social Democrata | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | We support your changes! but we prefer that the responsibility of pre-school education is maintained with local governments. Leonardo Gouveia, President of "Partido Social Democrata" |
| Date | 19:18:21, November 29, 2016 CET | From | Partido Nacional Conservador | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | The Partido Nacional Conservador has agreed to make a change with the policy of pre-school system, we have decided to let it up to local government. |
| Date | 21:09:35, November 29, 2016 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | "We would still prfer to leave it to local governments to decide which school system is best suited to their locality and do not support a nationwide uniform all-private system." Gabriel Castro, UDT spokesperson for Education, Culture, Health & Social Services |
| Date | 21:10:28, November 29, 2016 CET | From | Partido Verde e Liberal | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | We PVeL can´t vote "yes! because this proposal is not good for poor and middle class people. |
| Date | 22:56:37, November 29, 2016 CET | From | Partido Nacional Conservador | To | Debating the Education Reform, August 4127 |
| Message | As stated above, disadvantaged children will be issued vouchers by the government, their education will not be affect in any way. Souza, Roberto Minister of Education and Culture |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 48 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 17 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 60 |
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