school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

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Last November, the all-Democratic school board voted unanimously to renew Reid’s four-year contract and increased her annual salary to $424,146 from $380,000, more than the salary of New York City’s education chancellor. Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025 The school board voted during a special meeting on June 30 to place the school funding question on the ballot in a special election on Nov. 4. Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025 Farnsworth told the school board at a June budget meeting that cutting those positions would save about $2.7 million. Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2025 But the Dobie community, and school board members, are calling for an elusive fourth option. Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for school board

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 9 Aug. 2025.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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