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school boards

  • plural
    of school board.
    school board
    noun
    a local board or committee in charge of public education.

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Pan is part of a wave of doctors and scientists running for office this November — for school boards, city councils, state legislatures, the House and U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

India also has state-run, private and international school boards.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Estelle voted in a November 2023 election that included races for city council and school boards, according to Douglas County records.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

As the Brennan Center has shown, hundreds of city councils, school boards, and county governments across the country, and especially in the South, have moved away from at-large systems as a result of this litigation.

From Slate ● May 1, 2026

In Canada there were black men who were county officials and members of school boards.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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