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Phil HillPhil Hill (@PhilOnEdTech) is Publisher of the On EdTech blog and Partner at Phil Hill & Associates, LLC. Market Analyst. Craft Beer Connoisseur. Dad and Grandpa. These are just a few of the hats that Phil Hill wears.
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General-EdTech
Apr 27, 2026

AI Gives Us Permission

AI Gives Us Permission

ASU+GSV panels show that the conversations education has been avoiding for decades are finally occurring

Regulatory Analysis
Apr 20, 2026

How to Interpret the NPRM on Institutional Accountability

How to Interpret the NPRM on Institutional Accountability

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.

Regulatory Analysis
Apr 17, 2026

The Graduate Loan Limits Will Not Hit Evenly

The Graduate Loan Limits Will Not Hit Evenly

Visualizations of the new PEER Center report

Conference
Apr 15, 2026

The Missing Topics

The Missing Topics

Signs from ASU+GSV of a disconnect in the EdTech world

AI
Apr 13, 2026

AI is not Advancing Linearly, or Exponentially

AI is not Advancing Linearly, or Exponentially

It might be better to look at the advances as inflection points separating radically different phases; and that has implications for EdTech

Online-education
Apr 9, 2026

The Locality of Online Education: What the Data Actually Show

The Locality of Online Education: What the Data Actually Show

Two independent datasets complicate the "students choose local" mantra—and reveal 2020 as a structural turning point.

LMS-Market
Apr 7, 2026

Categories Might Be Safe, But Not Vendors

Categories Might Be Safe, But Not Vendors

A follow-up discussion of AI, SaaS, and EdTech survival

LMS-Market
Apr 1, 2026

AI, SaaS, and EdTech Survival

AI, SaaS, and EdTech Survival

Why the “SaaS Apocalypse” Isn’t the End of EdTech Software Providers

LMS-Market
Mar 26, 2026

Instructure Releases the IgniteAI Agent: Now the Real Test Begins

Instructure Releases the IgniteAI Agent: Now the Real Test Begins

After months of credibility questions, Canvas delivers its agentic AI tool—but it's too early to evaluate impact due to cautious campus adoption

Regulatory Analysis
Mar 24, 2026

It's Already Too Late

It's Already Too Late

It will take 6-10 years before OB3’s institutional accountability rules create a real feedback loop for program improvement

NC-SARA
Mar 20, 2026

A View of Online Institutional Geographic Enrollment Patterns

A View of Online Institutional Geographic Enrollment Patterns

NC-SARA data shows how large online institutions differ in in-state reliance and interstate reach

Online-education
Mar 16, 2026

Hidden Geography of Online - All States

Hidden Geography of Online - All States

An On EdTech+ special report sharing data charts for all states (plus DC)

Regulatory Analysis
Mar 13, 2026

The Concept vs. The Reality of Earnings Accountability

The Concept vs. The Reality of Earnings Accountability

A useful visual on why the new earnings-based accountability metric results will surprise many higher ed leaders

Regulatory Analysis
Mar 11, 2026

A Clarifying Read From the Hechinger Report

A Clarifying Read From the Hechinger Report

Great to see others noticing the bipartisan negotiated reforms

Regulatory Analysis
Mar 6, 2026

Friday Follow Up

Friday Follow Up

Calbright’s Cost Problem, Workforce Pell’s Fine Print, and Improving ED's Data

Regulatory Analysis
Mar 5, 2026

Which Public Comment Requests on Loan Limits Are Feasible, and Which Aren't

Which Public Comment Requests on Loan Limits Are Feasible, and Which Aren't

An AI-enhanced analysis of 18,900+ public comments

LMS-Market
Mar 2, 2026

The New Blackboard Emerges From Bankruptcy

The New Blackboard Emerges From Bankruptcy

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

Regulatory Analysis
Feb 23, 2026

Four Takeaways From Recent Policy Research

Four Takeaways From Recent Policy Research

In the midst of the February flurry of research in DC, here are some updates on what to expect in 2026 and beyond

Student Success
Feb 18, 2026

On Student Success: Give it a read

On Student Success: Give it a read

Some great content in this sister publication

NC-SARA
Feb 13, 2026

Hidden Geography Follow Up

Hidden Geography Follow Up

Which states' students attend ASU Online, commentary from Russ Poulin, and the Gen AI connection to the graphics

Online-education
Feb 13, 2026

The Hidden Geography of Online Higher Education

The Hidden Geography of Online Higher Education

Using NC-SARA Fall 2024 data, we map which states retain, export, or lose fully online students—and what it means for policy and competition

Online-education
Feb 4, 2026

ASU Expansion in California

ASU Expansion in California

Cross-state online expansion is part of a strategy - a view of the data

Regulatory Analysis
Feb 2, 2026

Three Competing Ways States Are Defining the “Value” of Higher Education

Three Competing Ways States Are Defining the “Value” of Higher Education

Three states aren't even waiting for the new OBBB rules to go into effect

Regulatory Analysis
Jan 30, 2026

Friday Follow Up

Friday Follow Up

Anthology bankruptcy near completion, and insights into formal proposed rules for student loan limits

NC-SARA
Jan 27, 2026

NC-SARA Exclusive Distance Ed: Why In-State vs. Out-of-State Changes the Story

NC-SARA Exclusive Distance Ed: Why In-State vs. Out-of-State Changes the Story

Some states primarily extend offerings by online modalities, while others explicitly rely on importing students

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