Bribery? NY to Give Out 50 Full Rides to State Colleges, But Only Vaccinated Kids Can Enter to Win

The FDA recently authorized the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds. Now, the state of New York is trying to entice parents to get their children vaccinated.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday that vaccinated children will be eligible for a full scholarship to any two- or four-year New York public university.

Parents can enter a drawing for their child to win the “Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate” scholarship over the next five weeks. Fifty children will be selected.

“Our critical work to make the vaccine accessible and available to all eligible children and their families is underway — and we will creatively support and celebrate those who get vaccinated,” Hochul said.

“The ‘Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate’ program is an extraordinary opportunity for children to win free tuition to a [State University of New York] or [City University of New York] college or university, and I urge parents and guardians to help their children get vaccinated and enter into this once-in-a-lifetime program.”

“If one of your children win this, you should probably take them to Disney World because that would be a very good thing. You’ll have extra money now — you don’t have to be saving for college,” Hochul added.

The coronavirus has not posed a massive threat to children.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children have accounted for 16.7 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Between 0.1 and 2 percent of child COVID-19 cases resulted in hospitalization, and up to 0.03 percent of child cases resulted in death.

“Most kids who are infected typically don’t become as sick as adults and some might not show any symptoms at all,” the Mayo Clinic reported.

Data from clinical vaccine studies for the age group was “limited,” according to Stat News. “It’s not a lot to go on, but what we do have to go on looks great,” said Kathleen Neuzil, director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

A significant number of parents do not want their children vaccinated.

One poll found that nearly one-third of parents with children under the age of 12 were not interested in getting them vaccinated. The poll was conducted from Oct. 14 to Oct. 22 among 758 parents. No margin of error was provided.

Nonetheless, Hochul is arguing that there is no reason for kids not to get vaccinated.

“There’s no excuse not to get the adults vaccinated, get the kids vaccinated and … put this pandemic in the rear-view mirror,” she said.

https://flagandcross.com/bribery-ny-to-give-out-50-full-rides-to-state-colleges-but-only-vaccinated-kids-can-enter-to-win/

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Diversity officials have begun corrupting K-12 schools with radical ideas about diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity officers slowly are corrupting K-12 education by bringing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives into schools and teaching children divisive topics such as critical race theory, a Heritage Foundation scholar says.

A new report from Jay Greene, a senior research fellow in education at Heritage, highlights how harmful these diversity officers and their initiatives can be. Worse than simply indoctrinating children, the report says, proposals to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion contribute to a widening achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students.

In some cases, the gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students can be utterly crippling, he explains.

“So it’s easy to understand, this is how many grade levels apart the average white student is from the average black student in that [school] district. That average, by the way, is almost two grade levels,” Greene says at one point.

Greene joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and how they negatively affect disadvantaged students.

We also cover these stories:

The Biden administration encourages schools to promote the new COVID-19 vaccine for children.
The president’s approval ratings are in bad shape, according to a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll.
America is now open to travelers from Europe, Canada, and Mexico, providing they’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/11/09/the-rise-of-chief-diversity-officers-at-k-12-schools/

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Taxpayer-funded 'how to be woke' courses for public servants are slammed for 'teaching Australians to hate white people'

Taxpayer-funded courses for public servants in New South Wales on 'how to be woke' have been slammed as an extravagant waste of money by critics.

State One Nation leader Mark Latham said the 'SBS Inclusion Program' which teaches about 'intersex inclusion' and 'unconscious bias' is nothing more than 'political indoctrination'.

Numerous government departments have been shelling out tens of thousands of dollars to participate in the programs, with the NSW Treasury spending $56,000 and the Department of Communities and Justice handing over $22,000.

Public broadcaster SBS started the courses in 2019 to guide workplaces on cultural diversity. The training includes sections on gender equality, LGBTQI issues, disability awareness and Indigenous culture.

But Mr Latham argues the courses are 'designed to make participants hate Australia and white people in particular'.

'They depict our country as inherently racist, sexist and homophobic,' he said. 'It's not about inclusion at all. It's about division, propaganda and political indoctrination.

'It says a lot about how the NSW Government wastes taxpayers' money on this stuff, instead of having public servants get on with their day jobs in delivering basic services.'

Australian Taxpayer Alliance spokesman Gabe Buckley also took aim at the 'wasteful' spending. 'Not only is it a gross misuse of taxpayer funds, it is inappropriate for the government to indoctrinate a worldview through propaganda,' he told the Daily Telegraph.

But the NSW Treasury dismissed the criticism saying it gives public servants a better understanding of inclusion and the diverse communities they work for.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10190553/Taxpayer-funded-courses-NSW-public-servants-woke-slammed.html

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