school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

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At a meeting in January, school board members passed a resolution declaring that literacy is Fort Worth ISD’s top priority. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025 The bill would also require school board members to select a political party, which would change current law that dictates that school boards candidates be nonpartisan. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 Hawley then showed Patel a 2021 memo filed by Biden administration Attorney General Merrick Garland directing the FBI to investigate threats against school board members. Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025 Some students speak up at the hostile school board meetings, but their voices aren’t heard. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for school board 

Word History

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 11 Feb. 2025.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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