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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Board of directors, board of trustees of a school, local school district or equivalent}}<br />
{{for multi|information on school boards in [[Scotland]]|School boards in Scotland|information on school boards in [[England and Wales]]|School boards in England and Wales|the pre-1944 UK body|Board of Education (United Kingdom)}}<br />
[[File:Robert Harris - A Meeting of the School Trustees.jpg|right|thumb|''A Meeting of the School Trustees'' by [[Robert Harris (painter)|Robert Harris]]]]<br />
A '''board of education''', '''school committee''' or '''school board''' is the [[board of directors]] or board of trustees of a school, local [[school district]] or an equivalent institution.<br />
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The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional area, such as a [[city]], [[county]], [[Federated state|state]], or [[province]]. Frequently, a board of directors power with a larger institution, such as a higher government's department of education. The name of such board is also often used to refer to the school system under such board's control.<br />
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The government department that administered [[education in the United Kingdom]] before the foundation of the [[Ministry of Education (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Education]] was formerly called the [[Board of Education (United Kingdom)|Board of Education]].</div>Bharatpediahk