school district
noun
: a unit for administration of a public-school system often comprising several towns within a state
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The school district’s deputy superintendent of instructional services, Dr. Cynthia Grant, will take on the interim superintendent role beginning July 1, according to a news release from ISD Director of Public Relations Megan Murphy.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
Public schools are funded largely through state and local dollars, and wealthier school districts can and often do spend considerably more on their students.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 23 May 2025
Under the legislation, a school district’s board of trustees could adopt a policy requiring campuses to provide students and employees with an opportunity to partake in a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text each school day.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
Some neighboring school districts, including Farmington and Springdale, also have adopted the OpenGate detectors.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
Public schools are funded largely through state and local dollars, and wealthier school districts can and often do spend considerably more on their students.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 23 May 2025
Under the legislation, a school district’s board of trustees could adopt a policy requiring campuses to provide students and employees with an opportunity to partake in a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text each school day.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
Some neighboring school districts, including Farmington and Springdale, also have adopted the OpenGate detectors.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
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“School district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20district. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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