This bill, known as the All Students Count Act of 2026 , aims to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to significantly enhance the disaggregation of student performance data in annual State report cards. Currently, ESEA requires data to be broken down only by major racial and ethnic groups, which often masks significant disparities within diverse communities. The legislation highlights that Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders are often misrepresented as homogeneous groups, despite their vast diversity and unique educational challenges, such as lower high school graduation rates or college attainment for specific subgroups like Southeast Asian Americans or Native Hawaiians. To address these issues, the bill mandates that State report cards reflect the same detailed race and ethnic groups as the decennial census. Specifically, it requires the disaggregation of data for numerous Asian American subgroups , including Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Hmong, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander subgroups , such as Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, and Tongan. This detailed data collection, effective 18 months after enactment, is crucial for identifying and supporting the specific educational needs of these diverse student populations, ensuring that no subgroup's performance is overlooked.