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Flint Hills Spreads The Word

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newspaper_1.jpgEach week commentaries by Flint Hills scholars are printed as opinion editorials in papers across Kansas.  These editorials span all of the Center’s issue areas including education, health care, fiscal policy as well as the general philosophy supported by the Center. Check out the latest opinion editorial--"The Constitutional Design of Jonathan Adler".
 

Robert Novak Draws Large Audience in Wichita

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FOX News Analyst, Robert Novak, drew a sold-out crowd of nearly 200 at our annual Founding Fathers Lecture.  Also speaking was Don Devine, Director of the Federalist Leadership Center.  Flint Hills Center Chairman, George Pearson, gave the introductory remarks for the evening.  This event was made possible by the Federalist Leadership Center, the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy and Americans for Prosperity-Kansas.
 

Should Kansas Finance Early Childhood Education?

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babyonshoulder_2.jpgUniversal preschool programs are popular. But they promise what they can’t deliver and divert attention from K-12 reforms. They also upset the important balance between government and social institutions. Read about the problems of universal preschool in “Plato's Rebublic on the Plains: Should Kansas Really Embrace State-Financed Early Childhood Education?”  Read the news release.
 
Health Care
Who Makes Up the Uninsured in Kansas?

article thumbnail Young and old, health and sick, poor and wealthy, that’s the uninsured in Kansas.  So what do we do about it?  
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History of Consumer-Driven Health Care in Kansas

article thumbnailSince 2003 consumer-driven health care reform has been a large part of the debate in Kansas concerning how to improve health care and develop sustainable...
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Resources for Health Care Reform

article thumbnailFlint Hills offers the Medicaid Handbook, Health Care Handbook and the Health Care Digest, which are collections of Kansas-specific information on health...
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Education
K-12 Spending and Achievement in Kansas: 2007 Edition

article thumbnailSchool spending is up one third since 1997, yet scores are stagnant. It’s time for a change. 
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Spending and Achievement in Wichita: 2007 Edition

article thumbnailWhat has USD 259 been up to lately?
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Fiscal Policy
Now's the Time for a Self-Imposed Spending Cap for the Legislature

article thumbnailThe Kansas State Legislature is spending out of control.  What does this really cost Kansans?
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