academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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Starting next academic year, the Canon-McMillan School District said students in kindergarten through second grade will no longer have Chromebooks.
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Mamie Bah, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Uram, 49, will succeed Shuly Rubin Schwartz, who is stepping down at the end of the 2025-26 academic year and will become chancellor emerita.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Two children were killed and more than a dozen others were injured as a shooter opened fire during the school’s first Mass of the academic year.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The Hornets after 29 years competing in the Big Sky Conference will enter the California-heavy Big West Conference at the start of the 2026-27 academic year.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Mamie Bah, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Uram, 49, will succeed Shuly Rubin Schwartz, who is stepping down at the end of the 2025-26 academic year and will become chancellor emerita.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Two children were killed and more than a dozen others were injured as a shooter opened fire during the school’s first Mass of the academic year.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The Hornets after 29 years competing in the Big Sky Conference will enter the California-heavy Big West Conference at the start of the 2026-27 academic year.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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