school district
noun
: a unit for administration of a public-school system often comprising several towns within a state
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Sixty school districts — including 13 on Long Island — still use such emblems.
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Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
With the proposal of a 10-cent tax increase, Park Hill is hoping to be in the top 5 for beginning teacher salaries among 17 Kansas City metro school districts in both Kansas and Missouri.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Instead, states rely heavily on local taxes to create and approve budgets for school districts across the country.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
The Post has contacted more than two dozen school districts across the state, none of which have confirmed participation in the program.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
With the proposal of a 10-cent tax increase, Park Hill is hoping to be in the top 5 for beginning teacher salaries among 17 Kansas City metro school districts in both Kansas and Missouri.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Instead, states rely heavily on local taxes to create and approve budgets for school districts across the country.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
The Post has contacted more than two dozen school districts across the state, none of which have confirmed participation in the program.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
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“School district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20district. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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