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Should Bondholders Worry When Charter School Enrollment Declines?
Charter school enrollment has been a growth story for years. But what happens when that story starts to shift? Our latest analysis of more than 1,200 California charter schools finds that enrollment pressure is no longer isolated: 46% of schools saw enrollment decline in 2026, and more than one in five lost at least 5% of their students. For school leaders, that raises urgent questions about recruiting, retention, staffing, and operating flexibility. For bondholders, it rais
Jul 8


Moody's Nonprofit Healthcare Methodology Elevates Financial Strategy, Benchmarking, and Risk Management
Moody's new nonprofit healthcare methodology elevates the role of healthcare leaders' capabilities in risk management, financial strategy, financial capacity, benchmarking, and treasury & investment management.
Jun 2


How Are Emerging Technologies Revolutionizing the Muni Market?
How technology innovation is changing the municipal market, and how municipal advisors can adapt to be more efficient, effective, and serve their issuer clients well
May 1, 2025


Two Years After Passage, Where Do Things Stand With The Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA)?
The requirements of the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) are new to the municipal securities market, but machine readable data standards are used in many industries. How have they tackled similar data standardization challenges? Liz Sweeney highlights lessons from sectors such as corporate securities markets and provides examples of regulatory approaches in other industries or geographies that offer valuable insights for FDTA implementation.
Oct 17, 2024


Healthcare’s Three C’s: Credit, Capital, and Competition
How are healthcare systems responding to profound changes in the environment in the last few years?
Sep 26, 2024


GovFin24 Addresses FDTA Impact
GovFin24 discussed the impact of FDTA on various stakeholders such as governments, municipal analysts, data providers, and regulators
Jul 30, 2024


FDTA: Defining Success
Liz Sweeney discussed characteristics of the municipal securities market that are relevant to the implementation of FDTA
Jun 27, 2024


Nonprofit Healthcare Systems: Cyber Attack Impact Evident in Financial Results
Healthcare systems are struggling to catch up on billing and collecting after the disruptive February cyberattack against Change Healthcare
Jun 25, 2024


Colorado Charter School Finance Snapshot
A large number of Colorado charter school entities have accessed the municipal securities market. How are they doing financially?
Jun 18, 2024
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