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Bill: Make Higher Education Equitable
Details
Submitted by[?]: HSP (Hobrazian Socialist 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: January 2290
Description[?]:
| This is a bill to make higher education equitable, by allowing private education institutions we promote a two tiered system. This is unequal, unjust, elitist and contrary to the aims of the HSP. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:36:16, September 22, 2006 CET | From |  Capitalizt Party | To | Debating the Make Higher Education Equitable |
| Message | Where's the matter with freedom of choice? |
| Date | 18:03:17, September 22, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Make Higher Education Equitable |
| Message | Higher education, or Universtity education, must have choice as its core element. Whilst publicly operated higher eductional establishments exist they can only offer a limited number of subjects. Through the use of Private institutions the number of courses can be increased and so provide a much larger choice of degrees and other educational matters to their students. It makes sense to keep them, especially as they are regulated to maintain quality and the students to these establishments are supported monetarily by the Government. |
| Date | 06:52:58, September 25, 2006 CET | From | Peoples Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Make Higher Education Equitable |
| Message | Wouldnt it be possible for there to be the same level of choice under state-universities? |
| Date | 19:19:47, September 25, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Make Higher Education Equitable |
| Message | Not unless you allow each university complete independence to operate themselves. WIth the current system, though quality is monitored, the universities are free to offer a range of choices, with state operated institutions able to concentrate on core subjects. If those same private institutions are brought under the public sphere then they would, and should, be expected to teach those courses that are designated as core, or socially important, as they would be reliant upon tax-payers money and, as such, should expect that their finances be much more thoroughly scrutinised. |
| Date | 04:22:53, September 26, 2006 CET | From | HSP (Hobrazian Socialist Party) | To | Debating the Make Higher Education Equitable |
| Message | The PPA is right - choice can be built into the public system but it can never be built into the private system. What choice does a poor person have if they can't avoid private education? None. We can't let the public system become the safety net or the dominion of a privelidged few. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 101 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 243 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 56 |
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