Teacher Rights & Public School Funding: Kerala’s All Kerala School Teachers’ Union marched to the DDE office, demanding the state drop PM SHRI-linked moves, implement pay and pension reforms, fix teacher-student ratios, and protect schools from “uneconomic” closures. Judicial Transparency: India’s Justice Ujjal Bhuyan urged open collegium decisions, saying citizens have a right to know appointment and transfer reasons after recent recommendations lacked explanations. Exam Integrity & Student Welfare: India’s tougher anti-paper-leak law is in focus as protests over leaks continue to ripple through campuses and policy debates. Higher Education Admissions Controls: IITs and IIMs have begun voluntary urine drug tests at admission, framed as confidential and non-influencing. Health & Inclusion in Schools: Baja California proposed menstrual health education plus excused absences for period pain, aiming to cut missed classes. Disaster Response & Learning Spaces: Japan ended rescue at a quake-hit Aeon Mall after 34 deaths, while an animal hospital in Kumamoto turned training classrooms into pet-friendly shelters. Youth, Skills & Mobility: Delhi flagged a second batch of CM SHRI students heading to Germany/Japan for vocational training under APAL, while Odisha launched a sports science “Young Athlete Program” in schools. AI & Education Ecosystems: Singapore’s Good Soil Foundation ran an “Art + AI for Social Good” leadership program at HKU, and China showcased embodied-AI “robot vocational training” for real-world tasks.