school board

a local board or committee in charge of public education.

Origin of school board

First recorded in 1820–30

And I contend that the same advantages derivable from a School-Board education entirely compensate for a little loss.

Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, November 28, 1891 |Various
Frequently they were lesser posts such as that of sheriff or jailer or school-board trustee.

Blue Ridge Country |Jean Thomas
We have obtained the municipal franchise and the school-board franchise.

History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) |Various
I suppose you will find out where the parents live, and send the school-board officer to them.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880. |Various

They have recently passed through a very heated election for members of the school-board in various localities.

History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) |Various

school board

(formerly in Britain) an elected board of ratepayers who provided local elementary schools between 1870 and 1902

(in the US and Canada) a local board of education