school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

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Those numbers — and specifics of what an MLO would fund — will be worked out by staff, and a plan will be presented to the school board on April 21. Olivia Young, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026 The Hickman Mills School District will welcome several new faces to its school board in the coming weeks, along with a new source of partial relief to the multimillion-dollar debt plaguing the district. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 In a controversial move, the school board opted to issue lay off notices for every member of the district office’s central staff — including the district’s top leader, Cancy McArn. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026 The District 130 school board is set to spend up to $150,000 on an outside custodian contract that its own custodians claim the district does not need. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 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 11 Apr. 2026.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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