Two episodes live now: the AI gap the industry won't talk about, and where the LMS market is actually heading
Instructure adds a helpful, direct statement on the cyber attack, but it is becoming more clear that they don't get it . . . yet
The Canvas cyber incident is still active, and some details remain incomplete. But today's belated public update sharpens the trust question rather than retiring it.
Fixing two slides from a version-control error
Our annual LMS market analysis with a new format and emphasis
SUNY’s new framework shows how higher ed AI policy can acknowledge AI while avoiding the harder questions it now raises
ASU+GSV panels show that the conversations education has been avoiding for decades are finally occurring
The proposed rules largely confirm what emerged from AHEAD NegReg. The real question now is not what ED proposed, but where the Department appears open to comment and where it is mostly signaling that the major calls have already been made.
Visualizations of the new PEER Center report
Signs from ASU+GSV of a disconnect in the EdTech world
It might be better to look at the advances as inflection points separating radically different phases; and that has implications for EdTech
Two independent datasets complicate the "students choose local" mantra—and reveal 2020 as a structural turning point.
A follow-up discussion of AI, SaaS, and EdTech survival
Why the “SaaS Apocalypse” Isn’t the End of EdTech Software Providers
After months of credibility questions, Canvas delivers its agentic AI tool—but it's too early to evaluate impact due to cautious campus adoption
It will take 6-10 years before OB3’s institutional accountability rules create a real feedback loop for program improvement
NC-SARA data shows how large online institutions differ in in-state reliance and interstate reach
An On EdTech+ special report sharing data charts for all states (plus DC)
A useful visual on why the new earnings-based accountability metric results will surprise many higher ed leaders
Great to see others noticing the bipartisan negotiated reforms
Calbright’s Cost Problem, Workforce Pell’s Fine Print, and Improving ED's Data
An AI-enhanced analysis of 18,900+ public comments
After 14 months of debt crisis and bankruptcy, Blackboard re-emerges debt-free with $70M in new capital and Matt Pittinsky set to return as CEO
In the midst of the February flurry of research in DC, here are some updates on what to expect in 2026 and beyond
Some great content in this sister publication