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Bill: Education: Maintaining of Standards, Efficiency, and Sense
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lodamun Humanist Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: May 2216
Description[?]:
| "The current system here in Lodamun for education is, to be frank, pathetic. The justification for the state paying private companies, most of whom which deliberately increase their fees knowing that the State must pay them, to educate Lodamun's children is no longer existent, if if ever did exist. It is inefficient, lacks any standards to allow proper education, and above all does not make sense within the current world." He clears his throat and continues. "The system in the other nations of the world that stand as good, effective examples is government ownership and funding of schools, yet with no educational control given to the government. Were schools free, only the costs would need to be paid, not simply profiting a private company who will milk the government as much as possible. In addition, it would allow things to be provided on a basis of need, not simply what will increase profits." "However, the government has no right to determine what should be taught, at least in terms of morality, political viewpoint, and other such things. Therefore, an independent regulatory commission would oversee the curriculum to avoid any bias seeping in. This is a vast improvement over the current system which primarily teaches things favourable to whomsoever runs the particular school." "If the education system is nationalised and provided free, the amount of money spent on education as opposed to frivolities in the education sector would enjoy a quantum leap. This does not, however, forbid private schools from being set up after the nationalisation, as they would not be affected." "Lodamun needs change, and change for the better. This bill provides that, and brings us into the modern age we all wish to inhabit." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
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 | 21:34:26, April 10, 2006 CET | From | Lodamun Humanist Party | To | Debating the Education: Maintaining of Standards, Efficiency, and Sense |
| Message | "Any discussion is welcomed..." |
| Date | 14:11:16, April 17, 2006 CET | From | Conservative People's Party | To | Debating the Education: Maintaining of Standards, Efficiency, and Sense |
| Message | We agree to this as it is an investment in the future economy of Lodamun |
| Date | 14:39:42, April 18, 2006 CET | From | Social Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Education: Maintaining of Standards, Efficiency, and Sense |
| Message | We will support this for now. But our long term goal is to ban private schools. |
| Date | 21:20:32, April 18, 2006 CET | From |  Gil's Green party | To | Debating the Education: Maintaining of Standards, Efficiency, and Sense |
| Message | We support it. |
| Date | 03:19:29, April 19, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian League | To | Debating the Education: Maintaining of Standards, Efficiency, and Sense |
| Message | the idea of public schools being more efficient is laughable. Public schools that do not answer to anyone and do not have any competition are bound to fail. True that some private schools might just milk money from the government and not provide a high standard of education, but the system is still relatively young and we already see examples of where the free market of education allows for parents to pick the best school for their children. As these schools compete against each other for students the quality of education will only rise. Going back to a public school system will only return us to the times of unaccountable teachers, and inefficient schools that do not need to improve because their funding is guaranteed. I vote no, and I urge the IFP, CPP and any one else who believes that government control is not the answer to all of our problems to do the same. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 47 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 64 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 90 |
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