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Bill: Policy on Education
Details
Submitted by[?]: Miflaga Libralit Beiteynu
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 4329
Description[?]:
| The current system of Education is in need of a slight overhaul. Education should be taken out of the hands of the government and thus placed in the hands of the individual. every citizen should be permitted to enroll in the school of their choice be it a state or private school. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Current: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: All private schools, even for-profit private schools, are given government funding.
Current: Only charter schools are given government funding.
Proposed: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Article 6
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 only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on selective schools
Old value:: Schools decide on policy regarding pupil selection.
Current: Local governments decide policy regarding selective schools.
Proposed: Selective schools are allowed.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 73 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 47 |
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