High school athletes give a verbal promise to attend a college and then back out for another school time and time again.

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Other expatriate families cancelled vacations and flew directly to the U.S., Australia, or Europe, and are biding their time until school opens again (some administrators and teachers have also returned to home countries).

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Analysts expect the real spike in sales to happen around the time students head back to school and then again during the holiday shopping season.

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It's that time of year again -- back to school has arrived.

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Other women mentioned the eerie feeling that they were back in high school and once again desperately trying to impress the popular clique, this time with flattering photos and exciting updates.

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"Teachers and school leaders are already leading the efforts to change the learning landscape, and we have asked the government time and again to involve them in finding solutions at a national level, rather than treating them as part of the problem, " he said.

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But then she made the mistake of trying it again, maybe a week later, and this time, though nobody on the bus or at school suspected her, our mother did.

NEWYORKER: Gravel