School Mental Health Funding Fight (US): Fifteen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration to stop cuts to a $1 billion school-based mental health grant program, arguing a planned termination would violate a prior court order and leave districts without support for hiring and training counselors. School Accountability (US): An Arizona audit found the state’s A–F school letter grades obscure performance differences and that officials failed to follow legal requirements for grading each performance indicator. School Choice Rollout (US): Texas launched its School Choice “Freedom Accounts,” with nearly 73,000 accounts funded and payments tied to enrollment in participating private schools or approved homeschool options. Education Access & Inclusion (Philippines): Tarlac State University welcomed its first two blind students under an inclusivity policy, adding scholarships, book allowances, and stipends. Student Safety & Wellbeing (Malaysia): Selangor’s education department pledged full cooperation with police after a viral bullying incident at a secondary school, warning no one would be protected. Learning Continuity After Disasters (Guam): Guam’s education department kept Aug. 10 as the school opening date while assessing Bavi storm damage campus by campus. Higher Education Policy (Pakistan): A report highlights how delayed leadership selection leaves many universities running on acting vice-chancellors, limiting long-term planning. Multilingual Legal Education (India): India’s Centre and Bar Council began work on a 10-year plan to expand legal education in Hindi and other regional languages. HE Sustainability (UNESCO): A UNESCO forum warned higher education expectations are rising as universities face AI, climate, inequality, and demographic pressures, calling for curriculum and system shifts. Curriculum & Equity (India): UDISE+ data shows nearly half of Madhya Pradesh students drop out by higher secondary despite a better teacher-student ratio, pointing to retention as the core challenge. School Infrastructure Strain (Bangladesh): A Bangladesh school in Patuakhali faces recurring waterlogging and decaying buildings that repeatedly disrupt classes and raise safety risks.