Egelion

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The Real Academia Egeliana extensively lobbied for a massive change to school curriculum in all Egelian schools this week. The Royal Court passed a law recommendation to the Royal Council that made the fine arts an "academic requirement" for all students in Egelion. This law would effectively require all students to take up to four years of a "classical performance" class. This could include anything from singing, poetry writing , expressive writing, or musical performance. The Real Academia Egeliana's board championed the move, stating: "The nation's children must be culturally 'in-tune' with their nation and alongside their peers. We have Ghadrashi, Caillean, and Egelian people all in one place. We must learn to take pride in our collective culture."

This curriculum change however causes more work for the Real Academia, who are also in charge of enforcing a national curriculum in the nation.  Arteaga Palace has stated that several teachers are require for this large curriculum change--including an increase in budget. At public universities, the Arteaga Palace is creating incentives for students to go into teaching, specifically in fields involving classical performance. Currently, there is a slight shortage of teachers in the mathematics field, but experts say that the new curriculum change would put several dents at schools without the properly accredited educators. in the case of Classical Music and Performance, teachers would be needed who are licensed to teach in the humanities and in performance arts.

Teaching programs at Egelian universities are now changing their requirements for incoming teachers to make sure that future educators have all of the tools necessary to successfully complete the program, and to be ready to enter the work field upon the completion of their degree. All programs are free at all Egelian public universities that are integrated into the Real Academia's universal college system. The Royal Council has stated that there is a currently a three year wait until the law truly comes into effect, but already several educators and parents have claimed that the new curriculum changes will create a positive cultural renaissance in Egelion and give students a way to express themselves within educational institutions.

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