Pearson Sells Its OPM Business

Big changes are happening in the OPM world. Let’s get to the news. Was this forwarded to you by a friend? Sign up, and get your own copy of the news that mattered sent to your inbox every week. Sign up for the On EdTech newsletter Interested…

International Impacts of US OPM Rule Making

As a reminder, I’m co-leading a webinar on Monday with Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd of WCET and the State Authorization Network (SAN) to address question on third-party servicer (TPS) expansion. You can register here for the event at March…

ED Staff Should Read Their Own Guidance

I know that I promised to move towards OPM rev share coverage this week, but some recent statements from the US Department of Education (ED) need to be called out. Was this forwarded to you by a friend? Sign up, and get your own copy of the…

Webinar March 20th

While I’m not at SXSWEdu, I hope that someone is eating too much brisket and beef ribs, washed down with Shiner Bock, in my honor. Enjoy. Was this forwarded to you by a friend? Get your own copy of the news that mattered sent to your inbox…

A Matter of Kind, Not Degree

On the off chance that you’re just getting introduced to the TPS expansion topic at hand, read the initial coverage, follow-up post, Q&A for premium subscribers, and description of the delay in guidance. Sign up and get your own copy…

Department of Education Delays Guidance on TPS Expansion

Effective date now September 1, 2023

The Great Conflation

Welcome to our newsletter! The rebranding this week and addition of a premium tier that adds extended coverage is going well, even if it is a little nerve-racking. As a reminder: On EdTech is free and comes out 1 - 2 times per week; On EdTech…

On EdTech: Announcing expanded coverage

I am excited to announce that we are expanding our coverage with the blog and newsletter to give readers new options. The core blog is not changing other than the name and logo - PhilOnEdTech will be rebranded as On EdTech over the next month.…

Lest I Understate The Issue

On Wednesday I wrote about the US Department of Education's announcements on a review of OPM revenue sharing agreements (specifically by re-considering the bundled services exception from 2011 guidance) and the vast expansion of the definition…

Did You See The Memo About the TPS Reports? EdTech Style

Well that was quite an update from the Department of Education (ED). The department, in a long-awaited move, has started action on reviewing the 2011 Dear Colleague letter guidance that provides much of the regulatory foundation for OPM revenue…