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Renaissance, a leading provider of customizable dental and vision insurance plans, has announced that one of its top executives will be a speaker at a major conference focused on healthcare consumerism on June 23. The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC) selected Thomas Dimmer, vice president of business development, individual market and exchanges, to share his…

Renaissance, a leading ancillary insurance carrier of customizable dental and vision plans, has hired insurance industry veteran Terry Walsh as national director of sales and market development. Walsh will be responsible for exploring growth opportunities for Renaissance’s group insurance sales in new markets. Additionally, he will leverage his industry expertise to improve the company’s direct-selling…

The Seuss-tastic secret behind the National Education Association’s Read Across America program, which is celebrated by 45 million people annually, is that it makes reading fun for kids. For the second year, NEA will use its highly Seuss-cessful children’s literacy program to raise awareness of a culprit—oral health problems—that’s causing U.S. school-aged children to miss…

Hundreds of local students got some Seuss-style inspiration today when they were paid a special visit by the famous feline, the Cat in the Hat, as part of the National Education Association’s Cat-a-Van Reading Tour, which hit the road on February 24 and will conclude on March 14. “The South Carolina Education Association (The SCEA)…

The Cat in the Hat is back, and he’s revving up his engines to get kids excited about reading—and brushing their teeth! This year’s official Read Across America celebrations will start in Seuss-tastic style when NEA’s Cat-a-Van Reading Tour hits the road on February 24, and will cover more than 20 cities in eight states…

There’s only one event that will get teachers, principals, school employees—even elected officials—to dye their hair blue, cook up a breakfast of green eggs and ham, or be duct-taped to a wall if it boosts their students’ enthusiasm to read. Every year, an estimated 45 million readers join the National Education Association (NEA) to celebrate…