academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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Emotions ran high at a contentious school board meeting Saturday as the San Jose Unified School District weighed a proposal to close five elementary schools at the end of the academic year.
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Da Lin, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
The Georgia High School Association will qualify playoff teams unconventionally next academic year by employing a math model to seed teams 1-32 while mostly ignoring region finish.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Sovern and his wife Liz, who both hold multiple positions at the school, will stay through the end of the academic year before following through with plans to relocate to Arizona.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Campus Jewish organization Hillel International documented 2,334 antisemitic incidents during the 2024–25 academic year, the highest since tracking began.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
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Da Lin, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
The Georgia High School Association will qualify playoff teams unconventionally next academic year by employing a math model to seed teams 1-32 while mostly ignoring region finish.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Sovern and his wife Liz, who both hold multiple positions at the school, will stay through the end of the academic year before following through with plans to relocate to Arizona.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Campus Jewish organization Hillel International documented 2,334 antisemitic incidents during the 2024–25 academic year, the highest since tracking began.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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