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A board of education or a school board
Board

Board may refer to:*Board, a piece of Timber, or other rigid material made of wood, milled or sawn flat*Surfboard, skateboard, or snowboard ...
 or school committee is the title of the board of directors
Board of directors

A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed persons who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. The body sometimes has a different name, such as board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or executive board....
 of a school, local school district
School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public elementary school and high school schools. They exist mostly in the United States, where they operate nearly all government-funded schools....
 or higher administrative level.

The elected council helps determine educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
, state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
, or province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
. It usually shares power with a larger institution, such as the government's department of education. The name of the board is also often used to refer to the school system under the board's control.

The government department which administered education in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 before the foundation of the Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Education was a central government department in the United Kingdom. It was previously called the Board of Education....
 was also called the Board of Education.








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A board of education or a school board
Board

Board may refer to:*Board, a piece of Timber, or other rigid material made of wood, milled or sawn flat*Surfboard, skateboard, or snowboard ...
 or school committee is the title of the board of directors
Board of directors

A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed persons who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. The body sometimes has a different name, such as board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or executive board....
 of a school, local school district
School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public elementary school and high school schools. They exist mostly in the United States, where they operate nearly all government-funded schools....
 or higher administrative level.

The elected council helps determine educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
, state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
, or province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
. It usually shares power with a larger institution, such as the government's department of education. The name of the board is also often used to refer to the school system under the board's control.

The government department which administered education in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 before the foundation of the Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Education was a central government department in the United Kingdom. It was previously called the Board of Education....
 was also called the Board of Education.

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