school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

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Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025 Raki McGregor, who also serves as the board chair of Mecklenburg County’s workforce development board Charlotte Works, recently made waves by publicly supporting candidates for CMS school board before his tenure as a CMS consultant was up. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025 In December 2023, the school board passed a resolution vowing to rethink school choice and prioritize neighborhood schools, nodding to their role as vital community hubs. Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025 Uvalde’s school board hired new lawyers Monday night as its members tried for a third time to be open about the circumstances of the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary, any problems beforehand and what happened afterward. Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 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 Sep. 2025.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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