academic year
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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//The District will increase education funding by at least $20 million for the current academic year after the traditional public school system struggled to balance its budget for the previous fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30.
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Perry Stein, Washington Post, "D.C. increasing education spending by at least $20 million," 13 Oct. 2019
//This marked a 7% increase over the previous academic year, which saw 292 incidents of extremist propaganda, according to the ADL.
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The Washington Post, oregonlive, "‘Do you have white teenage sons? Listen up.’ How white supremacists are recruiting boys online.," 18 Sep. 2019
//During the past academic year, all of the county’s elementary schools and all middle and high schools constructed before 1988 were tested.
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Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com, "Lead found in water at 32 Howard schools during first year of state testing," 1 July 2019
//Originally facing a one-year, $135 million state funding cut, regents on July 30 tasked UA President Jim Johnsen with four items, including to prepare a plan to transition to a single institutional accreditation over the current academic year.
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Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, "Regents vote to consider options beyond a controversial university consolidation," 14 Sep. 2019
//In order to pay for classes during the academic year, Martinez spent his summers picking fruit in the fields of Washington orchards.
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Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, "Meet the Long Beach artist fighting for Latinx farmworkers and their legacies," 12 Sep. 2019
//For empty-nesters: Gulf Islands, British Columbia The start of the college academic year signals empty-nesting season, the upside of which is parents reclaiming a share of personal time.
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Elaine Glusac, New York Times, "Summer’s Not Over Yet! 8 Ways to Extend Your Vacation," 2 Sep. 2019
//At the University of California, an Academic Senate task force is reviewing the use of standardized tests in admissions, and recommendations are expected over the upcoming academic year.
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John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, "College Board modifies controversial SAT ‘adversity score’ after criticism," 27 Aug. 2019
//The joint lawsuit filed in Adair County also links the fraternity member to two other suicides in the same academic year and a fifth death that remains under investigation, The Kansas City Star reported.
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CBS News, "After string of deaths at Truman State University, fraternity brother accused of urging suicides," 3 Aug. 2019
First Known Use of academic year
1800, in the meaning defined above
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