Weekly
Trends this week
What the school board coverage we tracked was about in the last seven days, compared with the week before.
Trends this week
Oct 18, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026
- District funding and budgets: 363 stories we tracked in 47 states, up from 195 the week before.
- School board decisions: 286 stories we tracked in 45 states, up from 191 the week before.
- School facilities and closures: 234 stories we tracked in 46 states, up from 128 the week before.
- Most-covered state in our tracking: California, 89 stories, then Texas (45) and Pennsylvania (44).
Coverage we tracked: stories SchoolBoardNews published, by our own topic and state tags. Not national totals.
A topic is listed only with at least 3 stories in at least 2 states. A story about two states counts for both; topics are the ones we tag. The same lines go out in The Weekly Roundup. For the long view, see topics and the week in review.