school committee

noun

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McCurdy has been on numerous school committees, spoke at educational conferences and been an adjunct professor at Moraine Valley Community College and the University of St. Francis. Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 On top of her 34 years experience in law enforcement, Manning Martin has spent the past 19 years on the Peabody City Council and eight years on the city’s school committee. Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026 Stay-in-school committees, made up of parents and members of the community, have also been mobilized to work with school officials to identify and monitor the students at risk of dropping out. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 Although some states require at-home instruction programs to be approved by local school committees, most states only monitor children’s attendance and academic progress. Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school committee

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First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of school committee was in 1787

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“School committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20committee. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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