WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Education announced today that Brookhaven College, part of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), is the first to receive final approval to enroll students in the Educational Quality through Innovation Partnerships (EQUIP) experiment. Experimental sites, like this one, give the Department flexibility to waive specific statutory or regulatory requirements associated with disbursing Title IV student aid in order to assess the efficacy of innovative educational solutions. Through the EQUIP experiment, students will be allowed, for the first time, to use federal student aid to enroll in programs offered by innovative, nontraditional education providers that are partnering with …
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Brandman University Launches Regent Review to Streamline Their Financial Aid Verification Process
FREDERICK, Md., April 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandman University and Regent Education are proud to announce the launch of Regent Review financial aid management solution. Brandman University has used Regent Education's flagship solution, Regent Award, to disburse Title IV funds to over 6,000 students in the past 12 months. Using Regent Award, and now Regent Review, this world-class institution is better positioned to serve its student population through more effective and efficient financial aid verification, packaging, and disbursement. The Regent Review implementation is expected to help Brandman University further improve efficiencies by automating their financial aid verification process. The institution has already …
Former CNN vice president lands CEO role with education company
A former vice president on CNN's digital team is the new leader of a tech company in Nashville, Tenn. KC Estenson has been named the new CEO of GoNoodle, a kids media and technology company that creates videos about being active for kids, teachers and parents. Estenson will lead the company’s day-to-day operations and "accelerate awareness within households worldwide as well as forge strategic partnerships for GoNoodle," according to a company news release. Co-founder and former CEO Scott McQuigg will join the company’s board of directors. Estenson, who earned his Master's in education at Harvard University, served as senior vice president and GM of CNN Digital from 2008-2014, according to his LinkedIn profile. GoNoodle said …
Why I Left the News Business Behind to Focus On Our Future with GoNoodle!
KC Estenson CEO, GoNoodle Mar 13 - From 2008 to late in 2014, I ran the digital business for CNN Worldwide. During that time, we built an incredible team of progressive leaders. We launched CNN’s foray into new categories like food, travel, music and culture. We made first-mover, cutting-edge partnerships with companies like Facebook & Taboola, Vice & Snap, and bought an amazing startup called Zite (which we later sold to Flipboard). Along the way, we nearly quadrupled the revenue of the business and doubled the bottom line. But, the work also had a dark side. The big news business (and publishing in general) is based on getting clicks — user acquisition, engagement, retention & conversion in industry parlance. And, all too …
Foundation Radiology Group Announces New Board Member Kraig McEwen
PITTSBURGH, PA, January 11, 2018 – Foundation Radiology Group, one of the nation’s largest providers of radiology services that is creating innovative models for partnership with leading Academic Medical Centers, Integrated Delivery Networks and successful Community Hospitals has appointed Kraig McEwen, a healthcare expert and successful entrepreneur to the company’s Board of Directors. McEwen currently serves as Executive Chairman of Trellis RX, a specialty pharmacy services company that partners with health systems to fund, build and operate world-class specialty pharmacies. “Kraig’s knowledge and experience in leading and operating innovative healthcare organizations and in working with private equity sponsors are a perfect …
Connecture, Inc. Enters Into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — January 4, 2018 — Connecture, Inc. (OTCQX: CNXR), a provider of web-based information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by entities affiliated with the global private equity firm, Francisco Partners. The transaction has been approved unanimously by Connecture’s Board of Directors upon the recommendation of a Special Committee of independent, outside directors. Under the terms of the agreement, entities affiliated with Francisco Partners have agreed to pay $0.35 per share for each share of Connecture common stock not held by Connecture’s existing preferred investors, Francisco Partners and Chrysalis Ventures, …