Frederick, MD – Regent Education, the leading partner in innovating financial aid solutions for higher education, today announced that William E. (Brit) Kirwan, Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Maryland System and past President of The Ohio State University, will join the company’s board of directors. Dr. Kirwan is a nationally recognized leader across higher education. Kirwan has received the Maryland Senate First Citizen award and the House of Delegates Speaker’s Medallion in recognition for his exemplary service to the state. He was recently inducted into the Baltimore Sun’s Business and Civic Leaders Hall of Fame. He is also the recipient of the TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence. In …
How This EdTech Entrepreneur Got GoNoodle Into 600,000 Classrooms
Last week, I had the chance to chat with Scott McQuigg, CEO and co-founder of GoNoodle to learn about his journey through the edtech ecosystem, and how he landed in 40% of elementary classrooms across the U.S. GoNoodle was founded in 2013 after six months of beta testing with teachers. They design mobile games, interactive activities and kid-friendly videos that give children time to move around in the classroom or at home. The videos can range in length from two to ten minutes and are geared toward students in kindergarten through sixth grade. They cover a variety of activities that include exercise, dance, mindfulness, song, balance, and coordination. With some estimates showing kids spending up to eight hours a day looking …
WebMD Health Services Adds meQuilibrium Resilience Solution to Well-Being Portfolio
PORTLAND, Ore., May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — WebMD Health Services today announced the launch of a new well-being solution designed to help consumers gain the skills and tools they need to improve their ability to manage stress and successfully respond to life’s challenges. Delivered through a partnership with meQuilibrium, the new offering expands on Health Services’ current solutions in digital and telephonic coaching, stress management programs and individual challenges. “The addition of meQuilibrium’s resilience solution to our well-being portfolio will enable us to provide clients with science-based programs that help their employees and members build the necessary skills to adapt and recover from stress, which is one of …