AI & School Integrity: Denmark is requiring upper-secondary students to verbally defend written assignments to curb AI cheating, alongside screen monitoring and content filtering. Teacher Power & Politics: A letter argues teachers should opt out of unions, citing spending on lobbying and politics over classroom representation. Higher Ed Under Pressure: Goldsmiths students and organizers describe ongoing campus occupation protests tied to course closures and staff redundancies, framing it as a global humanities fight. Back-to-School Reality Check: Families across Guam report rising supply costs and incomplete preparations, while Cincinnati Public Schools held a back-to-school event to connect parents and students with schools and programs. Student Voice in Elections: Waikato students in New Zealand will host a seven-party pre-election debate to boost youth turnout and give students a direct line to decision-makers. Safety & Accountability: Oregon’s Supreme Court overturned a teacher/coach’s sex abuse convictions over prosecutor misconduct affecting a fair trial; meanwhile, Jharkhand student protests over exam irregularities continue with demands for cancellations and a CBI probe. Learning Through Work: Nepal’s Bajura students combine crop science with income generation, and Michigan’s EUPISD runs a paid work-and-learn program with real community projects.