academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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Safety measures in place and coming The sheriff’s department consistently looks for new safety measures to implement for schools at the start of each academic year.
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Nov. 2025
More than one million students went back to class this September for the 2025-2026 academic year.
—Renee Anderson, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Last year, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy’s Homeschool Research Lab published an analysis of the homeschooling rate for 21 states for the 2023-2024 academic year.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Both said that before the 2024-25 academic year, TCC Connect faculty were on 12-month contracts.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Nov. 2025
More than one million students went back to class this September for the 2025-2026 academic year.
—Renee Anderson, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Last year, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy’s Homeschool Research Lab published an analysis of the homeschooling rate for 21 states for the 2023-2024 academic year.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Both said that before the 2024-25 academic year, TCC Connect faculty were on 12-month contracts.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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