Higher Ed Access & Costs: Philippines Sen. Erwin Tulfo backs a “Student Load Discount Act” to cut mobile prepaid, postpaid, and internet prices by 20% for enrolled students year-round, aiming to keep families connected during frequent weather-driven shifts to online classes. Student Safety Programs: Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte launches QC Safe Schools with drills, an Identify-Avoid-Deny-Defend protocol, anti-bullying efforts, parent modules, and an online reporting system after recent school violence. Early Childhood Health: Mandaluyong Mayor Menchie Abalos rolls out the Pushbike Program to track daycare students’ weight for six months, add weekly activity, and provide parent nutrition counseling. Teacher Pay & Workload: Victorian teachers vote to accept a revised pay deal (28.3%–32.4% over four years plus bonuses) and call off a third strike, with promises to reduce meeting time. Student Activism & Campus Politics: In Maharashtra, student groups push to restart campus student union elections after NEET leak protests; at Northwestern, activists map another year of advocacy. Education Governance Dispute: Jharkhand invites agitating recruitment-exam students for fresh talks, with demands including a CBI probe and cancellation of certain exams. Higher Ed Controversy (India): NLSIU students and alumni oppose CJI Surya Kant and BCI chair Manan Kumar Mishra attending convocation amid the NALSAR enrollment ban dispute. Recognition for Teaching: Bergen Community College adjunct professors Bonnie Platter and Claudia Rubner win NISOD Excellence Awards for teaching and student success.