ALT Screenshot of the first page of a memo from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University to Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy and members, responding to a request for information on school-level academic growth indicators (dated February 13, 2026). The page lists ‘Federal Options: From Immediate to Ambitious,’ including options to restore and improve EDFacts data quality, use EDFacts for growth, use NAEP as a national growth-linking infrastructure (with recommendations to pilot Growth-NAEP and embed NAEP items in state assessments), and expand measurement in early grades. A section titled ‘The Federal Role: Data Collection and Transparency, Not Mandates’ lists bullets such as collecting data, establishing transparency standards, supporting R&D, and convening experts.

ALT What the government said: More than $26.6 billion in funding for 2022-2023 school year, the highest investment in public education in Ontario's history. What it really means: - amount includes funding for private & public childcare, and about $480 million in limited or one-time funding - funding for this year falls short of covering higher costs due to inflation and increases in enrolment, especially when you account for the limited and one-time funding for tutoring and extra staff