School Supplies Push (Philippines): The Marcos administration launched “Bagong Bag sa Mag-aaral” to provide school bags and essentials to 2 million K–Grade 3 learners nationwide, aiming to cut back-to-school costs for families. Remote Teaching Reality (Philippines): In Negros Oriental, teachers trek through rivers and rugged trails to reach an Indigenous People Integrated School, where students study in a bamboo-built classroom. Public Health & Youth (Malaysia): A safe-community group warns vaping is spreading among schoolchildren and teens, calling for tougher sales enforcement, school-area checks, and stronger awareness. Tech & Student Achievement (UAE/Bahrain): Sharjah Education Academy graduates nearly 640 trainees, while Bahrain students win major Huawei ICT global finals prizes across network, innovation, and computing tracks. Campus Policy & Rights (US): DOJ opened a civil-rights investigation into CUNY’s Black Male Initiative, alleging race-based educational benefits. Exam Access in Conflict (Lebanon): Lebanon’s education minister allows private universities to run make-up exams for students displaced or unable to travel due to Israeli strikes. Student Safety & Tragedy (Ghana/India): UCC student Innocentia Avinu was found dead on a beach after being reported missing; India also reports multiple medical-student drownings and a separate case of a student death tied to a dam incident. Student Protests & Disruptions (India/Indonesia): Bihar exam candidates and students clashed with stone-pelting at Patliputra station, while Jakarta officials deny banning protests at the HI Roundabout. Scholarships & Support (Malaysia/India): PTPTN expanded the BAeK scholarship to 10,000 students, and Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna distributed scholarships to 180 government-school students in Telangana. Higher Ed Mobility (Canada/Netherlands): Manitoba ended a post-study PR pathway for international graduates, and the Netherlands saw its first slight drop in international student numbers since 2006. Teacher/Student Conduct (India): Mumbai’s KEM Hospital sent an MBBS student on 15-day leave over cadaver remarks from a viral comedy show controversy.