Some credit unions require borrowers to apply for a new loan each academic year.

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For those enrolled in secondary education, two courses at this level of schooling are completed in each academic year which corresponds to a period of ten months.

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In North Carolina, for example, every primary and secondary student is tested in each core academic subject each year, and the results are compared with those of the previous year.

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Watching my newly minted 7th-grade daughter excitedly high-five her friends on the first day, I reminded myself that each new academic year is an opportunity for us as parents, to learn that fine balance between coach and cheerleader.

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More than three million high-school students are expected to graduate each year until the 2021-2022 academic year, according to the Department of Education, and many of them are expected to pursue higher education.

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Washington's 51-year embargo makes it illegal for U.S. citizens to visit Cuba for mere tourism, although tens of thousands of Americans travel here each year on academic, religious, journalistic or cultural exchange licenses.

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They called for all Catholic trustees to endorse a phased transition away from the use of academic selection and for all boards of governors of Catholic Schools to engage with each other during the coming academic year to discuss how to move to "high quality non-selective arrangements within their area".

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The rate is set each year in March, which means that the interest rate prevailing in the academic year beginning in September will, in theory, be -0.4% a transfer from state to student.

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Nevertheless, some academic studies of the Big Mac index have concluded that betting on the most undervalued of the main currencies each year is a profitable strategy.

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