School Choice and Accountability: An Examination of
Informed Consumers in Different Choice Programs
We must be
informed consumers in order to take our health into our own hands by reading labels and asking questions.
As long as credit myths keep popping up, you can count on us here at Ovation to keep peeling away the layers of confusion so that you can be an empowered,
informed consumer in charge of your own financial destiny.
The commission reasoned that any undue delay in presenting the cheque, and thereafter not
informing the consumer in case of problem in disbursement, takes away the benefits of insurance if a mishap like accident, theft or fire occurs in the intervening period.
Not exact matches
In a traditional marketing paradigm, using a top - down approach, a producer creates a good or service and
informs the
consumer about its attributes.
«Nintendo and Apple stand alone at the top
in finding new ways for
consumer technology to entertain and
inform.
But today's
consumers and employees, particularly Millennials, are increasingly aware of the impact a business has on society and on the environment, and that awareness
informs their decisions
in a way that it never has before.
Doing so will let you take advantage of the extended online and
in - store browsing habits of today's highly
informed consumers, who may be newly equipped with gift cards and holiday cash.
Appealing directly to
consumers has also
informed TD's deals
in recent years, like becoming the main issuer of Aeroplan credit cards this year, or its purchase
in 2011 of MBNA Canada.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture created the app FoodKeeper, which
informs consumers on how long an apple can last
in the fridge, for example, and proper food storage techniques to extend shelf life.
Consumers today «are way more
informed [and] more proactive
in judging the brand they're participating with,» Winthrop said.
«When our whole company is built around educating
consumers and industry through content that has government officials
in it... Why are we getting taken down, when it's all about
informing an otherwise opaque market where there is no information?»
«
In the near term, we think all eyes should be on the US consumer to inform us how and when the fiscal stimulus will kick in,» she adde
In the near term, we think all eyes should be on the US
consumer to
inform us how and when the fiscal stimulus will kick
in,» she adde
in,» she added.
Digital and social media has given
consumers unprecedented access to information that gets them closer to brands and a more
informed choice, so why not encourage natural evangelists
in your company to use digital to get closer to
consumers who want to interact with a real person.
The short answer is this: Marketing exists,
in part, to help
consumers understand product and service benefits so they can make
informed choices.
«This is significant, as this will allow the government to assess whether tariff elimination can help narrow the price gap for
consumers in Canada, and will help
inform future decisions on tariff relief.»
Our firm has had the good fortune to invest
in many two - sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and
inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries.
Mr. Zuckerberg did not admit that the company explicitly decided to withhold that information from
consumers, but he said the company made a mistake
in not
informing users.
A lot of people just take closing costs for granted and don't question them - you should be an
informed consumer and ask your mortgage banker to walk you through each line item prior to closing
in order to understand what you're paying for, how the cost is calculated, and whether it's necessary.
In June 2017,
consumers began suing the bank for modifying their mortgages without properly
informing them.
By getting information about how exchanges operate out into the open, the Office of the Attorney General «seeks to increase transparency and accountability
in the virtual currency marketplace — and better
inform the actions of enforcement agencies, investors, and
consumers in this space.»
New disclosure expectations will be communicated to ensure that
consumers are
in a position to make
informed choices.
Providing
consumers with more resources would put them
in a position to make
informed decisions about whether to finance their home purchases with readvanceable mortgages.
«
Consumers rely on platforms like Facebook to be transparent and truthful in their terms of service so consumers can make informed decisions about whether to consent to the sharing and use of their data,» the senators wrote in their letter to Zu
Consumers rely on platforms like Facebook to be transparent and truthful
in their terms of service so
consumers can make informed decisions about whether to consent to the sharing and use of their data,» the senators wrote in their letter to Zu
consumers can make
informed decisions about whether to consent to the sharing and use of their data,» the senators wrote
in their letter to Zuckerberg.
The retail sales data for June suggest that
consumers were, by then, generally well
informed of the price changes, with large increases recorded
in sales of goods that were expected to rise
in price, such as clothing and footwear.
«The mandatory product testing recommended by the Task Force is intended to minimize the risk of contaminated products entering the market and to verify the information on labelling,
in order to help
consumers make
informed decisions,» the report said.
The site's purpose is to share lifestyle - based content
in the discovery phase, when
consumers start seeking information to
inform their money, family, health, working life, and retirement decisions — exposing
consumers to Sun Life Financial and its products, sometimes before they realize they need them.
The announcement comes
in the wake of growing requests from its potential
consumers base
in Nigeria, the company
informed via its blogpost.
The overarching message from this hearing is that there is a clear need for regulation so
consumers can make
informed decisions about participation
in ICOs.»
«This is a great result for Chinese
consumers who want to make international investments
in an
informed way.
The only antidote to unexamined
consumer behavior is a campaign of scientific and humane forces to
inform both the corporate perpetrators of palpable falsehood and the equally responsible
consumers that self - interest
in the form of happiness and longevity, not to mention social justice, lies
in considering an ethic of food and drink.
In January, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) launched Facts Up Front, a fact - based front of pack nutrition labeling system to help busy
consumers — especially parents — make
informed decisions when they shop.
In order to make an
informed risk based decision regarding these issues, further information should be collated to consider the nature of the allergen, the likely distribution and level of the allergen and whether the commodity implicated destined for further processing or immediate use by the
consumer.
FSANZ hopes that this proposal can help to make allergen labelling clearer, so that food allergen - sensitive
consumers have clear and sufficient information
in order to make
informed and safe food choices.
The 11 viticultural areas of Paso Robles demonstrate the diversity of Paso Robles Wine Country and provide information to
consumers and trade about what is
in the bottle, helping them make a better -
informed buying decision.
It makes it very difficult for a
consumer to make an
informed choice of what to buy, and, even if they could, shopping would take much longer by the time they'd read every label
in detail!
Today's
consumers are more
informed than ever; however, brands are
in real danger of being rejected if
consumers feel overloaded with information, leading to the questioning of provenance, authenticity, and transparency.
«We are proud of our truthful and transparent on - pack labeling across all our products and we encourage our
consumers to look at the nutritionals and ingredients stated on our product's packaging to guide them
in making
informed purchasing decisions,» the spokesperson said.
Similarly, the Health Promotion Board of Singapore and the Ministry of Public Health
in Thailand have both previously used education campaigns to
inform consumers of the health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy - based foods.
Senior food policy officer at European
consumer rights group BEUC Camille Perrin said: «It remains to be seen what will be deemed a «significant» difference
in composition, and we trust national authorities will consult
consumer organisations to
inform their assessment.
This trend has
informed the development of our Light range, a convenient lower - calorie option that still packs
in the same great - tasting fruit flavours that
consumers know and love.»
The primary role of brand ambassador at Beam Suntory is very similar to other companies
in that the prime directive is to educate the trade and
consumers alike and help them make
informed choices when it comes to the whisk (e) y
in their glasses.
In honor of Earth Day 2008, California «s two largest trade associations - Wine Institute, representing the state «s vintners, and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), representing its winegrape growers - have developed the «Top 10 Reasons California Wines are an Eco-Friendly Choice,» a list to
inform consumers about where and how their wines and foods are grown.
in the UK, which generously provided its
consumer research report to
inform our study.
The inclusion of simplified nutrition information on the front of food packages, known as front - of - pack food labelling, has been proposed as a complementary scheme to the NIP to assist
consumers in making more
informed food purchases.
The aim of this
consumer research was to determine which front - of - pack food labelling system would be most effective
in assisting Australian
consumers to make healthier, more
informed food choices.
The power of
informed consumers is paving the way for a kinder world for animals
in factory farms.
This highlights the need for public education campaigns to accompany the introduction of any front - of - pack labelling system to
inform consumers about how to interpret this labelling
in the context of other nutrition guidelines.
The value of goods sold with these accreditations was estimated to be over EU 533 billion
in 2015.37
Consumer information and education is critical to achieving a premium for such credentials, with studies showing that willingness to pay is dependent on how
informed consumers are about what these labels actually mean.38
While
consumers may just now be gaining awareness about GMOs
in cosmetics, Pineau points out that
informed shoppers will support brands with shared values beyond the grocery department.