A special report is a customized financial report, often deviating from standard financial statement formats. It is used to provide specific information for a particular user or purpose, while maintaining professional standards and clarity. For example, a special report might be prepared for a government entity detailing cost allocations for programs and outcome measurements. A special report could also be prepared for an individual investor describing the impact of market movements on a portfolio of investments.
The Hastings Center publishes several types of reports in addition to its primary research and review articles. These include essay sets organized around topics in bioethics, reports from project working groups, and lively conversations among authors who reach differing moral conclusions about a particular topical issue.
Becoming Expo Learning: A Special Report
This report describes the development of an institution’s learning experience to fit the tech age. It is the result of a deep dive into existing research and an iterative, student-centered design process. The results of this work are a vision for moving the entire organization from a traditional classroom model to one that is fully focused on technology-enabled, personalized learning.