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Bill: Education Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cossack Revival
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: October 2306
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is entirely voluntary.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 3
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 and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:40:12, October 28, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | We only support the proposals to make children sng the national anthem every day and allowing teachers to give corporal punishment. |
| Date | 19:18:39, October 28, 2006 CET | From | Cossack Revival | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | Are you happy with having private schools? We think they cannot assure 100% quality education, as there must be certain requirements and standards in the nation. Also, home schooling does not provide that all. We are for an educated nation. |
| Date | 20:20:50, October 28, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | People have the right to choose their children's education. A benefit from private schools is the increased variety and the fact that they could pick any school. Since schools will try to appeal to as many parents and will try to provide better education at enhanced rates, we believe private schools are the best solution. How can a public school assure 100% quality education? |
| Date | 15:54:53, October 29, 2006 CET | From | Deltarian Komitet Gosundarstvennoy Bezop | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | I disagree with the last two choices, and I would appreciate them being stricken. However the party will stand for this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 310 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
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