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Bill: Baltusian Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party of Baltusia (CPB)
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: August 4818
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks a real conservative approach to education. |
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 leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on political education
Old value:: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive a political education that is biased towards the government.
Current: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive a basic political education.
Proposed: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive an advanced political education.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: 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.
Current: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Proposed: Education is a matter of local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Current: There is no National Curriculum; the curriculum is set by the schools themselves.
Proposed: There is no National Curriculum; curriculum policies for all schools are determined on a local level by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:07:06, September 18, 2020 CET | From | Neptunian Center Left Party (NCLP) | To | Debating the Baltusian Education Reform Act |
| Message | The NCLP is strongly for Article 2. The other articles seem to put too much pressure on local governments. Seeing that we have a economic surplus, it does not seem useful to cut on our spending. Education is a vital part of our nation, and we shall keep it the way it is. |
| Date | 22:58:47, September 18, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Party of Baltusia (CPB) | To | Debating the Baltusian Education Reform Act |
| Message | The Conservatives reject the failed policy of centralized education and seek to allow each state and locality control over their school systems. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 145 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 280 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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