School Safety Measures: After the Tacloban school shooting that killed three students, the Philippines’ DepEd is reviewing proposals including mandatory bag inspections, more CCTV, and tighter campus entry screening, with PNP support and logistics concerns for larger schools. Higher-Ed Expansion & Investment: Virginia Commonwealth University won approval for nearly $700M to buy the Altria building and build a new dental school, aiming to modernize facilities and expand care for underserved patients. Campus Security & Accountability: In Spotsylvania, a former school paraprofessional was arrested on child pornography charges tied to a school-linked Google account; in Albemarle, another school employee was placed on leave amid child sex-crime allegations. Funding Pressure & Policy Shifts: Michigan’s new laws end the essay portion of the Michigan Merit Exam and remove transcript requirements for those scores; Missouri faces education funding strain tied to a potential income-tax repeal ballot measure. Skills & TVET Training: Nigeria and Singapore launched TVET “train-the-trainers” capacity building to strengthen pedagogy and assessment for technical educators. Access & Affordability: Malawi universities raised tuition fees by up to 100%, while Ireland opened applications for a back-to-school clothing allowance extended to ages 2–3. Inclusive Education & Governance: Nigeria plans to scrap the JSS–SSS separation policy, citing 20 million out-of-school children; North Carolina passed DEI bans affecting schools and higher education.