school district
noun
: a unit for administration of a public-school system often comprising several towns within a state
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Teachers from neighboring school districts joined students and parents at the protest, according to CNN.
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Richard Hall, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
Pendleton, who spent more than four decades serving the San Diego Unified School District, steadily climbing the ranks and becoming the first Black person and the first woman to lead what was then the eighth-largest school district in America, died this week in Las Vegas.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
The Disneyland resort gave $1 million in grants to local nonprofits and school districts in 2024 as part of its community workforce development initiative.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools — Iowa’s largest school district – was detained Friday morning by immigration agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which said the educator was in the country illegally and had existing weapon possession charges.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Richard Hall, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
Pendleton, who spent more than four decades serving the San Diego Unified School District, steadily climbing the ranks and becoming the first Black person and the first woman to lead what was then the eighth-largest school district in America, died this week in Las Vegas.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
The Disneyland resort gave $1 million in grants to local nonprofits and school districts in 2024 as part of its community workforce development initiative.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools — Iowa’s largest school district – was detained Friday morning by immigration agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which said the educator was in the country illegally and had existing weapon possession charges.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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“School district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20district. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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