On January 10, 2018, OSTA-AECO unveiled The Student Platform at a Queen's Park press release. Titled A Turning Point for Education, the Platform reflects three fundamental pillars of a student's educational experience: Student Wellbeing, 21st Century Learning and Equitable Access to Opportunities. The pillars were developed in accordance to the results of OSTA-AECO's Student Survey, which received responses from 8,230 students representing 62 school boards in Ontario. The Student Platform features 16 policy recommendations for the political parties to implement in their education platforms for the 2018 provincial election. The release garnered widespread provincial and national media attention from outlets.