school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the series then gets to know people in depth, allowing for far more nuance than the contentious school board meetings. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Thursday night, the South Grand Prairie student took her concerns directly to the school board. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Hodges, who was elected as a Republican precinct chair in March, said the experience was a factor in his decision to run for the Keller school board. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

In January, the Twin Rivers Unified school board voted to revoke the organization’s charters, but the Sacramento County Board of Education overturned that decision months later. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for school board

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools