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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United & Green Democrats
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: August 2181
Description[?]:
| An act to ensure a brighter future for our children. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 3
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 and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:45:21, February 03, 2006 CET | From | United & Green Democrats | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | What are your thoughts on this bill? |
| Date | 23:45:40, February 03, 2006 CET | From | United & Green Democrats | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | What are your thoughts on this bill? |
| Date | 01:34:23, February 04, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | A lot better than what we currently have. |
| Date | 02:38:30, February 04, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | NEVER! |
| Date | 12:23:20, February 04, 2006 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | I supports you proposal. |
| Date | 18:44:27, February 04, 2006 CET | From | Order | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Typically, government provision of education leads to nothing good. Unless propoganda, lazy teachers, and induced ignorance are good. Which they aren't. Ever. Furthermore, you take the middle of the road in hopes to gain more support. But in this middle of the road, only you can win. Only the statists can win. While the last three articles are commendable, the rest is rubbish. If it's the disadvantaged that concern you, introduce legislation to provide vouchers to them, but we will not support this middle-of-the-road sanction to evil. |
| Date | 21:13:03, February 04, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | PROPAGANDA IS GOoD. THOUGH PRIVATE EDUCATION Is BETter. |
| Date | 21:33:25, February 04, 2006 CET | From |  Grand National Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | 5 & 6 should be left to the current values. |
| Date | 22:44:46, February 04, 2006 CET | From | The Raging Bull Zealots of Zidine | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Evil. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 288 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 217 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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