school district
noun
: a unit for administration of a public-school system often comprising several towns within a state
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The law is in response to several California school districts enacting policies that require teachers to let parents know if their child identifies with a gender other than what is listed on their school record.
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Acacia Squires, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
The legislation calls for the California Department of Education to post guidelines for school districts to use in developing their homework policies on its website by January 1, 2026.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Which Kentucky school district spent the most per student?
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Another new law allows school districts to use grant funds received through the Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant Program for student rental assistance, transportation, emergency shelter assistance, case management services and other housing strategies.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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Acacia Squires, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
The legislation calls for the California Department of Education to post guidelines for school districts to use in developing their homework policies on its website by January 1, 2026.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Which Kentucky school district spent the most per student?
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Another new law allows school districts to use grant funds received through the Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant Program for student rental assistance, transportation, emergency shelter assistance, case management services and other housing strategies.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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“School district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20district. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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