Records Request Ideas

I'm not 100% sure what constitutes a "records request," but here are some ideas I've been cultivating regarding my beat:

1. Legislation or changes regarding reading/writing standards in schools.

2. Library funding. What is it based on and where does the money come from? Do libraries really have such dire futures?

3. Newspaper finances. Where does money come from, where does it go, and how have those flows changed over the past 5 years?

4. Textbook sales. Revenue and markup.