school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lakeville school board members and McDonald referred referendum questions to Olson. Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2024 State school board — District 7 Republican state school board member Molly Hart faces a challenge from Democrat John Arthur, 2021's Utah Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year finalist. Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024 The Chicago Teachers Union has given more than $800,000 to school board candidates’ committees via its two PACs since the start of the year, state records show. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024 Currently, nine states have partisan school board races. Jennifer Vilcarino, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for school board 

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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