Classroom Overcrowding Push: Philippine Senator Loren Legarda is urging limits on class sizes, citing a PIDS–EDCOM II study that still leaves many public schools—especially in NCR and parts of Mindanao—stuck with 60+ learners per room, arguing smaller classes improve learning and teacher working conditions. International Student Visa Shake-Up: A “technical” U.S. change to F-1/J-1 rules would end “duration of status” for most new arrivals, replacing it with fixed admission periods (often four years) and tightening travel and reentry planning—raising concerns for university teaching and research. AI Literacy in Schools: Educators in South Carolina are using hands-on demos to show students how chatbots can produce clearly wrong outputs, pushing schools toward AI literacy instead of blanket bans. Higher Ed Innovation Push: Bangladesh’s education adviser says the government will back innovation hubs and startup ecosystems at universities, including incubation support and idea competitions. Campus Life & Learning: UC Merced is rolling out move-in and orientation for its new term, while Srinivas University in Mangaluru continues student learning through events like rangoli, fancy dress, and investing basics talks. Leadership & Training: University of Mary appointed Brenda Tufte as dean of its education school, and Alabama’s Academy of Craft Training opened four campuses for the 2026-27 year. Education Funding Spotlight: MacKenzie Scott’s recent unrestricted gifts included $461M to California universities over five years, with CSUN receiving $103M.