academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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This was the seventh K-12 shooting in an academic year that has barely started.
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John Feinblatt, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Some arguments in the lawsuit – which comes mere weeks into the academic year and months after Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports – largely reflect those expressed by trans athletes’ critics’ in the larger debate.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Parents of current students who received loans prior to July 1, 2026 will be able to continue using parent PLUS loans without the new caps for three academic years or through the end of the student’s program, whichever period is shorter.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The rollbacks take effect this academic year.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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John Feinblatt, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Some arguments in the lawsuit – which comes mere weeks into the academic year and months after Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports – largely reflect those expressed by trans athletes’ critics’ in the larger debate.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Parents of current students who received loans prior to July 1, 2026 will be able to continue using parent PLUS loans without the new caps for three academic years or through the end of the student’s program, whichever period is shorter.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The rollbacks take effect this academic year.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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