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Bill: Better Education Act - Pathway to National Educational Development
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Liberal
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: October 4134
Description[?]:
| There's no country without any education. Said that, we believe that improving our Educational System is vital to keep our citizens literate, thinkers, smarter. So, our proposals basically offer more possibilities of education. With this system, everyone can enjoy of high-quality education throughout the country in a fair and equal opportunity. We care very much about our children's future. That's why we are proposing to finance some scholarships and eliminating the loans (which can make them indebted when they get their degrees, imagine what terrible it could be... You just get your diploma and you have TUK$X to pay for your studies, and you don't even have a job - this young person could have a huge financial problem in a near future and maybe develop a depression, which we all know as an extremely severe disease. Alessandro Matarazzo, Minister of Education and Culture |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
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 nationwide.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is a National Curriculum which is advisory only and is not binding on any schools.
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are fully exempt
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private schools are given funding on a case-by-case basis.
Current: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Proposed: Only charter schools are given government funding.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:27:45, December 12, 2016 CET | From | Partido Nacional Conservador | To | Debating the Better Education Act - Pathway to National Educational Development |
| Message | Tbe PNC looks foward for this proposal to pass, and asks for that other parties can see the advantages of the current bill, we shal vote yes, and expect others can see do the same. Rodrigues, Julia Head of Government - Partido Nacional Conservador |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 80 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 45 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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