school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

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Last week, the school board picked city employee Macquline King to serve as interim schools chief while the search for a permanent leader continues. Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025 In 1975, the Island Trees school board in Nassau County, New York removed nearly a dozen books from the high school and junior high libraries. Anthony Aycock june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025 By law, Texas school boards have to wait 21 days after naming a finalist for superintendent before hiring the candidate. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025 The Denver school board approved a four-year hiatus on school closures Thursday even as a recent report predicting Colorado’s largest district will need to shutter more buildings by 2030 because of declining enrollment. Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for school board

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 20 Jun. 2025.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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