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Bill: Education Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: 変化する (Change)
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: December 4409
Description[?]:
| A much needed reform to involve the government again in the education system to guarantee it's affordable and it's directed to the needs of people, not to the interests of big corporations. |
Proposals
Article 1
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, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 2
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 private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 4
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:31:04, June 15, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | How can we claim to be a developed and educated country when we don't even provide the most basic human rights to our own citizens? It's time we get the government involved in education and create public schools that everyone can go to. Education is one of the most important aspects in a country, without an educated people we can't be successful. For us to have an educated people, we can't give all the power to the private sector. They care only about their profits and use a right of all human beings, the right to education, to profit. We can and we must move from a profits-based society to a needs-based society. |
| Date | 19:31:56, June 15, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | We hope other parties will realize this and support this bill for the benefit of future generations. Saki Hamasaki, Spokesperson of Change |
| Date | 00:43:16, June 16, 2018 CET | From | 人民党 (People’s Party) | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | While education is very important. The government doesn’t need to fully pay for the tuitions if our uni students. If they can afford the tuition let them pay it, but if the students need some help. Then the government should help them. So we shall vote no. |
| Date | 00:46:25, June 16, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | This bill does not reference paying tuition for university students in any way so please reconsider your vote. |
| Date | 06:38:33, June 16, 2018 CET | From | 人民党 (People’s Party) | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | “Creating a public system of higher education, means that the government runs universities. Government ran services exist so they can offer a lower price than the competition, though the price isn’t really lowered it is just shifted away from the consumers and to the taxpayers instead. So my point is that when the government runs a public system of universities, they subsidize the costs for every student. Intentionally or not.” -Shima Rin |
| Date | 11:57:01, June 16, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | Costs are lower by creating a public system of education, yes, however, there's another law that relates to tuition in universities. According to the current law, students have to pay themselves tuition. This bill would be great, students would more easily access higher education. That's something not only rich students deserve and need but all students deserve and need. Saki Hamasaki, Spokesperson of Change |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 20 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 15 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 142 |
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