Teacher Workforce & Equity: Juneau, Alaska, moved two teaching-and-learning specialists into classrooms to cover vacancies, leaving gifted and talent enrichment without qualified staff and showing how staffing gaps ripple into enrichment programs. Curriculum Reform & Skills: Bangladesh plans to align Bangla and English-medium curricula around common foundational standards, while also adding AI, robotics, machine learning and cybersecurity to grades 6–10 and making technical education compulsory. AI in Teaching & Assessment: Malaysia’s MELTA urged educators to redesign instruction and assessment for AI-enabled learning, shifting toward problem-, project- and task-based approaches. Higher-Ed Research Capacity: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar launched faculty “accelerator” grants to boost high-impact research across disciplines. Learning Outcomes Pressure: Argentina’s PISA results again flagged weak math performance, with 76% of students below the minimum proficiency level. Access to Learning Online: Nigeria’s NCC rolled out zero-rated daily data for approved educational platforms to narrow digital learning gaps. Vocational Pathways: Odisha’s OSEPA–OUAT partnership launched dual-mode vocational education in agriculture across 26 PM SHRI secondary schools. Teaching Quality & Support: Ohio University’s CTLA opened a hybrid faculty development track to help educators move from teaching questions to research methods and publishable SoTL work.