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Sep 17, 2020
Governance Oversight in Challenging Times: Sustaining Healthcare Board Education Remains Imperative
In recent years, the U.S. healthcare system has experienced unprecedented challenges, an increasing pace of change, and ever-growing...
Aug 31, 2020
Nutshell Advises Charter Schools On How To Ace Their Rating Agency Interviews
For charter school leaders, one of the most stressful aspects of a municipal debt financing is meeting with rating agencies. But there's...
Aug 1, 2020
Improving Transparency and Accountability in the Charter School Bond Market
Liz Sweeney, President and founder of Nutshell Associates is supporting School Improvement Partnership (https://schoolimprovementpartners...
Jul 31, 2020
Healthcare Boards Are Responsible for the "G" in ESG
According to S&P Global Ratings, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors now cause about a third of all rating changes for...
Jul 13, 2020
How Can Data Standards Improve Muni Debt Market Efficiency?
Can adoption of data standards improve municipal bond market efficiency and be harnessed by municipal analysts to surface powerful...
Apr 30, 2020
How Can Charter Schools Navigate Capital Markets During the Pandemic?
Charter school financial managers are facing unprecedented challenges as they navigate their organization’s response to COVID-19....
Apr 2, 2020
Will Maryland Hospitals Weather The COVID-19 Crisis Better Than Any Other State?
U.S. acute care hospitals are facing the perfect storm of fiscal pressure due to the coronavirus pandemic: sharply lower revenues due to...
Mar 27, 2020
For Charter School Borrowers, Effective Investor Communication Has Never Been More Critical
With the municipal debt market reacting violently to the COVID-19 pandemic, high-yield municipal issuers such as charter schools face...
Feb 27, 2020
Municipal Analysts Discuss The Future of Data Analytics
On Feb. 26, municipal analysts gathered in Philadelphia to discuss the future of data analytics and the need for data standards in...
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