Then, last month, Forbes — whose lists evaluating the world's richest people and companies are considered the most definitive measure of wealth — reassessed the value of the startup, once a so-called unicorn worth $9 billion, around $800 million.
In doing so, the magazine -- whose lists evaluating the world's richest people and companies are considered the most definitive measure of wealth -- valued Holmes' net worth at about nothing. .
Joseph Frank, a retired state toxicologist whose team evaluated human exposure to 1,3-D, said people in those communities should demand answers.
Rotten Tomatoes is a social media website whose members evaluate movies.
"The virtual schools are gaming the system," says Gary Miron, a professor of education at Western Michigan University whose expertise is evaluating school reforms and education policies.
Mr. Bondy has also had ties to Mr. Mazer, whose performance he was evaluating.
Of course, Mr. Turner noted, the rating agencies face the same fundamental conflict that auditors face: they are paid by the companies whose creditworthiness they are evaluating.
So it seemed hypocritical to mention that the only marital counselor available to us was the guy whose primary job was evaluating young children for learning disabilities.
While the administration is proposing some modest changes, none addresses what many see as the central problem: Services like Moody's and Standard & Poor's are paid by the companies whose securities they are evaluating.
Another hurdle is whether the Guardian Council, an evaluating body whose 12 members are appointed by Ayatollah Khamenei, as well as the head of the judiciary, and confirmed by Parliament, will even allow Mr. Rafsanjani to participate in the elections.
