school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

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Parents in Los Angeles pushed the school board to mandate an audit of i-Ready's usefulness in the district. Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 12 May 2026 By the end of 2018, the Fairfield-Suisun school board approved the superintendent’s recommendation to fire Agan. Holly McDede, ProPublica, 12 May 2026 According to a presentation to the school board last month, the district currently has 71 buses with no seat belts, 54 buses with two-point seat belts and 106 buses with three-point seat belts. Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 12 May 2026 In March, the school board directed the superintendent to devise a plan to eliminate 3,000 job positions over three years to save about $250 million. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for school board

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 13 May. 2026.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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