AI & Privacy Rules: Florida’s DOE is set to direct districts to add AI rules to K-12 internet safety guidance, stressing FERPA-aligned limits on student data collection and sharing. Digital Education Push: Papua New Guinea launched EduNex, an AI-powered learning management system, aiming to digitise remote schools and support teachers nationwide. School Safety & Vetting: South Africa’s Basic Education Department must vet all public school staff against the National Child Protection Register by end of March, after court action tied to failures to register a dismissed caretaker. Remote Access Funding: The Philippines’ DepEd rolled out a digital Adopt-A-School Program platform to speed private donations and tracking, while finalising rules for the Last Mile and GIDA Schools Act. School Operations & Space: Ringwood County Junior School in the UK plans a new support building to expand SEND space and run breakfast/after-school clubs. Higher Ed & Policy: Turkey passed a student amnesty bill letting dismissed or interrupted students re-enrol, alongside reforms touching academic ethics and medical education. Campus Leadership: Dartmouth’s Geisel appoints its first female medical school dean, Jennifer Hunt, as she begins tenure amid a federal probe. Local Accountability: Birmingham’s Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School was placed into Ofsted special measures after concerns over teaching, attendance and behaviour.