school committee

noun

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And the Burlington superintendent and his flunkies on the school committee are hiding behind statements and consultants deflecting blame. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2025 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 Even in nonprofits or school committees that I’m asked to be on, my first question is, is there a lot of bureaucracy in this organization? Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for school committee

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 10 Sep. 2025.

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