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  2. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Biography

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    For example, a name beginning with two letters representing a single sound is treated as a single two-character initial in some European languages (e.g., Th. for Theophilus), and hyphenated given names are sometimes abbreviated with the hyphen (J.-P. for Jean-Pierre). If reliable sources consistently use such a form for a particular person, use ...

  3. Board of education - Wikipedia

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    A Meeting of the School Trustees by Robert Harris. 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. [1] [2] [3] The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city, county, state, or ...

  4. National School Boards Association - Wikipedia

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    A father who was arrested at a school board meeting after becoming angered at the school board's denial that his daughter was sexually assaulted at Stone Bridge High School demanded an apology for being called a terrorist. [11] After the letter was sent and published, 26 state school boards distanced themselves from the NSBA. [12]

  5. Town meeting - Wikipedia

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    The study found that 102 school districts had traditional town meeting, 64 had SB 2 meeting and 10 had no annual meeting. Because traditional-meeting communities tend to be smaller, only one third of the state's population was governed by traditional town meetings in 2002 and only 22 percent by traditional school-district meetings.

  6. CEO of public schools - Wikipedia

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    The first school district in the nation to appoint a CEO was the Chicago Public School district, who appointed Paul Vallas as CEO in 1995. [8] Baltimore implemented reforms to its school system in 1997 which led to the appointment of a CEO. [9] Cleveland soon followed suit by appointing Barbara Byrd-Bennett as CEO under Mayoral Control in 1998 ...

  7. Class president - Wikipedia

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    The primary duties of the class president usually include working with students to resolve problems, and informing school leaders and the student council of ideas emanating from the class. The president also has the responsibility of leading class cabinet meetings and organizing student activities and events.

  8. Template:Biography - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia is not a soapbox for individuals to espouse their views. However, views held by politicians, writers, and others may be summarized in their biography only to the extent those views are covered by reliable sources that are independent of the control of the politician, writer, etc.

  9. Biography - Wikipedia

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    A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it ...