On April 10, Sveriges Radio's Ekot program visited Östersund, Sweden, to discuss school policy. The program is focusing on six topics that voters consider most important ahead of the 2026 election, with school being one of them. According to Ekot's domestic political commentator Fredrik Furtenbach, school is not currently a high-profile issue, but one in ten voters think it is the most important issue for the election.
Discussions about profits in independent schools are particularly heated, especially among red-green voters. All parties have at some point tried to position themselves as Sweden's top school party.