PA3: Ensure Our Future Act [passed]

[Türkisblau]

Ensure Our Future Act

1. A scholarship program shall be created to provide $5,000 each to well qualified children with a GPA of 3.0 or above whose parents never received above a high school education, with the amount given rising based on qualifications

2. $500 million will be appropriated to this program, with additional funding accorded to the program through a public-private partnership by charitable donations and coordination with non-governmental organizations

3. A non-partisan commission will be created to mandate fair school districts to stop the practice redlining school districts

4. The "The Get Involved in School Act" shall hereby repealed

5. $50 million in block grants shall be provided for technology use in the classroom in under-performing schools

Debate on this legislation begins immediately.

[Simfan34]

A bit expensive, don't you think?

[Türkisblau]

A bit expensive, don't you think?

Less than I would like it to be. Right now, a huge amount of youths are remaining in poverty and often do not have the resources to go to the same colleges that similarly qualified students can afford to go.

I would expect ~50,000 students to receive funds from the starting funds and more with help from NGOs. This is simply an investment in our workforce which will pay off over time.

[Simfan34]

Have you compared it to existing education programmes and expenditures?

[Türkisblau]

Have you compared it to existing education programmes and expenditures?

From the budget: $146.20 billion - School aid $56.50 billion - Elementary, Secondary & Vocational education $89.70 billion - Higher education. That is all I have to compare the amount to as we don't seem to have any scholarship programs established. I believe this is a great start for a program that can accomplish much without breaking the budget.

Voting on this legislation will begin in 12 hours.

[Türkisblau]

Voting on this legislation begins immediately and will last 48 hours.

[Türkisblau]

Aye

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Aye

[Paleobrazilian]

Nay

Too expensive for my taste.