Regulatory Analysis

A deeper analysis of US Department of Education (and their foundation allies) efforts to transform US higher education with regulatory activism

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

Labor market outcomes

Earnings Data Are Driving Policy—and Misleading It

Apr 3, 2026

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12 min read

Earnings Data Are Driving Policy—and Misleading It

Why earnings reflect systems—not institutions—and why that matters for accountability policy

Glenda Morgan

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

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

Mar 6, 2026

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8 min read

Friday Follow Up

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

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

Four Takeaways From Recent Policy Research

Feb 23, 2026

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10 min read

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

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

Regulatory Analysis

Jan 30, 2026

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8 min read

Friday Follow Up

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

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Jan 9, 2026

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8 min read

Friday Follow Up

A milestone moment for institutional accountability, with hard questions still ahead

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Dec 30, 2025

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8 min read

It’s the End of FVT&GE as We Know It

ED’s new accountability proposal replaces FVT&GE with a statute-first, earnings-only framework

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Dec 16, 2025

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8 min read

The Real Workforce Pell Risk

It's not an 'opening the floodgates' moment; rather, it might be the opposite

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

What to Expect With Workforce Pell Discussions

Dec 8, 2025

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14 min read

What to Expect With Workforce Pell Discussions

Comparing the Department of Education's draft language on the new aid program against the public comments

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Sharing AI-Usable Public Comments for NegReg

Dec 3, 2025

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8 min read

Sharing AI-Usable Public Comments for NegReg

If you want to leverage 1,100+ comments before the Pell Grant discussions next week

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Beyond the Metric: Why Accountability Requires Institutional Leadership

Nov 26, 2025

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38 min read

Beyond the Metric: Why Accountability Requires Institutional Leadership

Interview on Eloy Oakley's podcast, with my plans to overtake Michael Crow next year

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Nov 21, 2025

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9 min read

Friday Follow Up

Tracking the two biggest stories in LMS land this year

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Nov 14, 2025

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6 min read

Friday Follow Up

Is accessibility deadline really a deadline, and Google's evasions on Homework Helper kerfuffle

Phil Hill

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

Regulatory Analysis

Nov 7, 2025

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8 min read

Friday Follow Up

Updates on Coursera's fee, accessibility regs, and Big Tech AI cheating

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

Oct 30, 2025

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11 min read

The Other Regulatory Time Bomb

Higher ed in the US is not prepared for what's about to hit in April for new accessibility rules

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

Regulatory Analysis

Stale Inputs, Lasting Consequences: OBBBA's Accountability Math

Sep 23, 2025

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8 min read

Stale Inputs, Lasting Consequences: OBBBA's Accountability Math

An outlier year set the assumptions, but Do No Harm implementation will be applied to cohorts shaped by a very different economy

Phil Hill

Regulatory Analysis

How to Interpret the NPRM on Institutional Accountability

The Graduate Loan Limits Will Not Hit Evenly

Earnings Data Are Driving Policy—and Misleading It

It's Already Too Late

The Concept vs. The Reality of Earnings Accountability

A Clarifying Read From the Hechinger Report

Friday Follow Up

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

Four Takeaways From Recent Policy Research

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

Friday Follow Up

Friday Follow Up

It’s the End of FVT&GE as We Know It

The Real Workforce Pell Risk

What to Expect With Workforce Pell Discussions

Sharing AI-Usable Public Comments for NegReg

Beyond the Metric: Why Accountability Requires Institutional Leadership

Friday Follow Up

Friday Follow Up

Excellent Research Confirms Flaw in Earnings Premium

New Information on Two Newsletter Themes

Friday Follow Up

The Other Regulatory Time Bomb

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

Stale Inputs, Lasting Consequences: OBBBA's Accountability Math

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