How much attention have school boards received on television news? The timeline below traces the total monthly mentions of “school board” across CNN, MSNBC and Fox News over the past decade. School boards have received little attention over the past decade, with a spike in 2020 regarding Covid-19 measures like virtual school and a sharp vertical surge on Fox News since December 2020, rising sharply since Biden’s inauguration and continuing through 2021 to present.
Fox News has mentioned school boards more than CNN and MSNBC combined over the past decade.
Personality-driven shows dominate mentions of school boards, showing that much of the coverage is analysis and discussion.
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