School Safety Push (Philippines): After the Tacloban City shooting at San Jose National High School left 3 students dead and 20 wounded, Education Secretary Sonny Angara ordered stricter nationwide campus security and faster psychosocial support for students and families, with local police coordination and tighter entry checks. Local Security Measures (Philippines): Cavite and Mandaue City DepEd offices also moved to reinforce school safety, including more police visibility, visitor monitoring, and inspections for prohibited items. School Violence Response (Philippines): Parañaque City officials called for a thorough probe into a viral classroom incident involving a teacher and a student, as students staged a walkout and DepEd launched an inquiry. Early Childhood Funding Ruling (South Africa): KwaZulu-Natal ECD centres won a court fight over unconstitutional, delayed subsidy payments, forcing the education department to address the payment failures. Teacher Eligibility Deadline (India): Odisha extended the Teacher Eligibility Test deadline to August 31, 2028, giving in-service teachers more time after Supreme Court directions. Learning Innovation (Ireland): A major Irish primary school survey found many parents want changes to school ethos—especially shifting from single-sex to coeducational and from religious-run to multi-denominational options. STEM Math Trend (US): A report highlights “integrated math” in Kansas, blending algebra and geometry across years to help more students stay on track for advanced math.