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Bill: The Education for All Act of 4510
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ecological Green Party of Solentia
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: November 4511
Description[?]:
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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 does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
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 institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Current: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is entirely voluntary.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 5
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 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on political education
Old value:: The Government leaves political education policy to local governments.
Current: The Government has no specific policy on political education.
Proposed: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive a basic political education.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: All private schools, even for-profit private schools, are given government funding.
Current: Only religious schools receive government funding.
Proposed: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: 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.
Article 10
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 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on selective schools
Old value:: Selective schools are allowed.
Current: Selective schools are allowed.
Proposed: Selective schools are not allowed.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Current: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are fully exempt
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are fully exempt
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Current: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:28:43, January 05, 2019 CET | From | Ecological Green Party of Solentia | To | Debating the The Education for All Act of 4510 |
| Message | It is about common sense that education is made free for all who wish to take opportunity in Solentia. We can not say we are the land of the free if our children get a different level of education based on what their parents earn. |
| Date | 10:31:19, January 05, 2019 CET | From | Solentian League | To | Debating the The Education for All Act of 4510 |
| Message | How can the common man get ahead when the odds are stacked against his favor? We're voting yes for our children. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 226 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 209 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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