academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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Sweeping changes to the Naperville District 203 school day would not be implemented until the 2026-27 academic year if approved by the school board, administrators said Monday.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Between the 2022 and 2023 academic years, schools served 9% more breakfasts and nearly 4% more lunches even though overall school enrollment declined, according to a report by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Stanford announced on Tuesday that Muir will step down at the end of the academic year, which runs through June 10.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Given that disabilities affect people from every ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic background, the erasure of DEI programs that support them hurts all groups – and that includes white people, who made up 21.1% of all undergraduate students with disabilities in the 2019-20 academic year.
—Breana Jamison, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Between the 2022 and 2023 academic years, schools served 9% more breakfasts and nearly 4% more lunches even though overall school enrollment declined, according to a report by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Stanford announced on Tuesday that Muir will step down at the end of the academic year, which runs through June 10.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Given that disabilities affect people from every ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic background, the erasure of DEI programs that support them hurts all groups – and that includes white people, who made up 21.1% of all undergraduate students with disabilities in the 2019-20 academic year.
—Breana Jamison, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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