Disaster Recovery in Schools (Philippines): Education Secretary Sonny Angara joined Cabinet officials to inspect earthquake and flash-flood damaged schools in Davao Occidental, pushing a faster, multi-agency plan to get classrooms back to normal. Disability Support (Philippines): A hospital-based Developmental Care and Support Services Hub for children with disabilities opened at Bicol Regional Hospital, offering screening, therapies, care coordination and telehealth ahead of National Disability Rights Week. Workforce Skills (Malaysia): MARA launched the MARA-SWITCHPRO Apprenticeship Programme with Schneider Electric and industry partners, combining six months of training with six months on the job and internationally recognized certification. Smart Education (Nepal): ADB and Huawei Nepal, with Vishwa Niketan Secondary School, rolled out a Smart Classroom workshop and a platform linking urban and remote schools for live inquiry and shared lessons. Higher Ed Funding Push (Malaysia): Malaysia’s MOHE urged agencies to speed up development project spending to lift performance and meet higher-education targets. School Transport Safety (Uganda): After a deadly Kapchorwa crash, Uganda is considering mandatory colour-coding for school vehicles to improve safeguards nationwide. Critical Materials Research (US): UMKC’s coalition won major NSF support to strengthen domestic critical materials supply chains, aiming to boost production and jobs. Back-to-School Tax Break (US): Missouri set its Aug. 7–9 sales tax holiday for school supplies, computers and clothing. School Bus Safety Concerns (US): Residents in Woodbury raised alarms about bus and traffic risks after a fatal bus incident elsewhere, urging tighter oversight. Childcare Grants (Canada): Banff approved a pilot grant program to fund new licensed day homes amid a local childcare shortage. School Results Timing (Ghana): Ghana’s education minister said BECE results are expected by July 31 to start the school placement process.