school board
Americannoun
noun
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(formerly in Britain) an elected board of ratepayers who provided local elementary schools between 1870 and 1902
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(in the US and Canada) a local board of education
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of school board
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Two of the seven school board members asked to comment on the situation responded to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Employee furlough days, campus closures, job reductions and thousands of layoffs are among the looming cuts — actions the school board has largely postponed until July 1, 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In a statement Saturday, the district declined to comment on the exchanges between the school board and Carvalho, calling it a “personnel matter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
In addition, the school board last week reversed steep planned cuts to the Black Student Achievement Plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
He handed out copies of the plans for the new design to all the school board members, keeping his back to my father and me the whole time.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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