Education-Reform-and-Outcomes

Analyzing various education reform initiatives to look at results, real-world impact, and the ability to scale the reform to other institutions

General-EdTech

Apr 27, 2026

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3 min read

AI Gives Us Permission

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

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

How to Interpret the NPRM on Institutional Accountability

Apr 20, 2026

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9 min read

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.

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

The Graduate Loan Limits Will Not Hit Evenly

Apr 17, 2026

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4 min read

The Graduate Loan Limits Will Not Hit Evenly

Visualizations of the new PEER Center report

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Mar 24, 2026

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8 min read

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

Phil Hill

hei-finances

Mar 14, 2026

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14 min read

Interesting Reads This Week

When the evidence is not what it seems

Glenda Morgan

Regulatory Analysis

The Concept vs. The Reality of Earnings Accountability

Mar 13, 2026

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7 min read

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

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

A Clarifying Read From the Hechinger Report

Mar 11, 2026

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10 min read

A Clarifying Read From the Hechinger Report

Great to see others noticing the bipartisan negotiated reforms

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

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

Mar 5, 2026

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8 min read

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

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

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

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

Feb 2, 2026

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10 min read

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

Phil Hill

EdTech Research

Jan 31, 2026

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14 min read

Interesting Reads This Week

No easy solutions

Glenda Morgan

Education-Reform-and-Outcomes

We Don’t Need More Data - We Need Better Grads

Jan 12, 2026

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13 min read

We Don’t Need More Data - We Need Better Grads

The employability crisis is a skills problem, and higher ed needs to get beyond its instincts and move faster

Glenda Morgan

Labor Market

About That 'Employer Confidence in Higher Ed' Victory Lap

Dec 11, 2025

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6 min read

About That 'Employer Confidence in Higher Ed' Victory Lap

An exercise in avoiding tougher market signals

Phil Hill

Many Explanations are Making Premature Analysis on Recent Grad Unemployment

Nov 25, 2025

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14 min read

Many Explanations are Making Premature Analysis on Recent Grad Unemployment

We need to understand and address the more immediate causes

Glenda Morgan

EdTech Research

Nov 15, 2025

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13 min read

Interesting Reads This Week

No survey edition

Glenda Morgan

Regulatory Analysis

Excellent Research Confirms Flaw in Earnings Premium

Nov 12, 2025

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12 min read

Excellent Research Confirms Flaw in Earnings Premium

Exploring ROI and the differences in state vs. local earnings metrics, with recommendations for the upcoming NegReg

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Nov 11, 2025

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9 min read

New Information on Two Newsletter Themes

Confirming our coverage that fall 25 enrollment is up, and sharing another casualty of the ROI mindset

Phil Hill

Online-education

Oct 17, 2025

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9 min read

Friday Follow Up

A failed attempt at dialogue regarding access to online courses correlating with higher graduation rates

Phil Hill

Online-education

What's Lost When NY Times Guest Essays Are Uninformed

Oct 15, 2025

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7 min read

What's Lost When NY Times Guest Essays Are Uninformed

"What’s Lost When Community Colleges Go Virtual" vs. research on student outcomes at the same system in question

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

The Department’s Victory on Gainful Employment and What It Means for Higher Ed

Oct 8, 2025

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7 min read

The Department’s Victory on Gainful Employment and What It Means for Higher Ed

One aspect is that metrics like Earnings Premium were cemented as the centerpiece of institutional accountability moving forward, with all of the warts

Phil Hill

EdTech Research

On Flexibility in Teaching, Learning, and EdTech

Sep 10, 2025

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11 min read

On Flexibility in Teaching, Learning, and EdTech

And also on finger pointing

Glenda Morgan

Student Success

Are New Graduates Losing Jobs to AI, or Us?

Sep 4, 2025

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11 min read

Are New Graduates Losing Jobs to AI, or Us?

Rethinking higher ed, industry, and the real causes of early career struggles

Glenda Morgan

OPM-Market

Aug 2, 2025

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2 min read

Interesting Reads This Week

All the charts about online learning that can fit in a post

Glenda Morgan

Regulatory Analysis

Jul 18, 2025

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3 min read

Friday Follow Up

Google is the AI wildcard, ED muddles along, and a comprehensive view of higher ed funding in the US

Phil Hill

Conference

Jul 12, 2025

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3 min read

Interesting Reads This Week

A theory of change

Glenda Morgan

Regulatory Analysis

The Fundamental Flaw of Earnings Premium

Jul 1, 2025

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9 min read

The Fundamental Flaw of Earnings Premium

Insights from the Gainful Employment lawsuit on the fundamental problems with Earnings Premium that is embedded in the Senate's institutional accountability

Phil Hill

Education-Reform-and-Outcomes

AI Gives Us Permission

How to Interpret the NPRM on Institutional Accountability

The Graduate Loan Limits Will Not Hit Evenly

It's Already Too Late

Interesting Reads This Week

The Concept vs. The Reality of Earnings Accountability

A Clarifying Read From the Hechinger Report

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

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

Interesting Reads This Week

We Don’t Need More Data - We Need Better Grads

About That 'Employer Confidence in Higher Ed' Victory Lap

Many Explanations are Making Premature Analysis on Recent Grad Unemployment

Interesting Reads This Week

Excellent Research Confirms Flaw in Earnings Premium

New Information on Two Newsletter Themes

Friday Follow Up

What's Lost When NY Times Guest Essays Are Uninformed

The Department’s Victory on Gainful Employment and What It Means for Higher Ed

On Flexibility in Teaching, Learning, and EdTech

Are New Graduates Losing Jobs to AI, or Us?

Interesting Reads This Week

Friday Follow Up

Interesting Reads This Week

The Fundamental Flaw of Earnings Premium

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