school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

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The other option is to have another go at the school board voting on picking up the MEABF and his $242 million borrowing plan. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 The commissioners court’s resolution came about a month after the school board in Fort Worth ISD, the county’s largest district, approved a resolution naming literacy as its highest priority. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025 In 2022, West Ada’s school board voted to add the requirement of content neutrality to its classroom-display policy, despite some pushback from the teacher’s union. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2025 The school board determined that the book was not appropriate to return to school libraries, but would be kept by Superintendent Dan Snowberger until further notice. Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school board

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First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of school board was in 1836

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“School board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20board. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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