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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party
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: September 4312
Description[?]:
| We aim to reform our education system in order to expand opportunities and end the in-debting of future generations. ARTICLE 1 - Will cost the government around 12bn MRD in order to cover the cost of student loans. We believe this will encourage students to focus more on learning than worrying about debt. It also helps drive consumer demand amongst our middle class as they will not have to find money to educate their children. We believe free education is an investment in the future which benefits all. ARTICLE 2 - Private sector pre-school is subject to market fluctuations which is causing the government to spend more money than is required. We aim to use the savings of phasing out the market to deliver state pre-schools for everyone to use. Currently the government is spending around 10bn MRD on subsidising the private sector and we have identified that removing the profit motive from our children's education can save us 50% of the current budget (5bn MRD). The savings will be put directly into building new pre-schools. ARTICLE 3 - Similar to Article 2, we are removing the state subsidies in order to save the state money to deliver a better education for the majority of students. Currently it is estimated Local Government is spending 3bn MRD across the country to prop up failing private schools, when we have better performing state schools in those area's. This bill will not stop local government from continuing but will stop government funds funding these wasteful practices. ARTICLE 4 - Sex education is very important to a humans development as it helps reduce the spread of STD/STI's and removes the stress that many teenagers experience when their body is making big changes. We have included the option for student to opt-out on religious grounds etc. ARTICLE 5 - The National Curriculum will enforce the basics of education. It will include; Mathematics, Science, Languages (native and one foreign), Information Technology, Design Technology and a minimum of one work based subject. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Current: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Article 4
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 schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Current: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Proposed: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Debate
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| Date | 23:47:16, November 30, 2017 CET | From | Communist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | We invite all parties to debate our latest education bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 705 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 45 |
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