school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chino Valley school board President Sonja Shaw said parents in Murrieta and Chino Valley have expressed frustration over the state’s position and urged her to press on. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024 The proposal is expected to go before the district’s school board on May 28. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024 Last year, a school board member in the Hartland-Lakeside School District who was accused of using his father's address on his campaign forms was charged with misdemeanor counts of election fraud. Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024 Sandoval has also filed past reports for his school board campaign fund late, county records show. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024 The survey, by the Public Policy Institute of California, shows that 69% of Californians oppose efforts by school boards to ban books. Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024 To construct its database of education laws, The Post analyzed more than 2,200 bills, policies, gubernatorial directives and state school board rules introduced since 2017. Clara Ence Morse, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024 Board member Crosby Bugenhagen declined an interview, saying all referendum communications would come from Koch or school board President Dale Porter. Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024 In addition to teaching in Lakota, the educator is a school board member for the Loveland City School District in Loveland, Ohio, WXIX-TV reported. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 24 Apr. 2024.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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