board of education
Americannoun
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a board having control over a school system.
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an appointive or elective body that directs and administers chiefly the primary and secondary public schools in a town, city, county, or state.
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Brownley served on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board of education and in the state Assembly before successfully running for Congress in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Oh, also, in 2009 when McMahon was being vetted to join the state board of education in Connecticut, she claimed to have a teaching degree.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025
Myers is a student adviser to the state board of education but said he was not speaking or acting in that capacity concerning the walkout.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
“It could get ugly,” said Medeiros, a trustee for the county’s board of education.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
I visited Jefferson County’s board of education and asked why there was a problem with fighting on the buses.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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