AI in classrooms: A Philippine lawmaker says universities should prepare students for AI’s “boom” by strengthening critical thinking, not just banning tools, after a report found many students already use generative chatbots for translation, summarizing, and simplifying concepts. Connectivity affordability: In the Philippines, Sen. Erwin Tulfo backs a “Student Load Discount Act” for a year-round 20% cut on mobile data and prepaid/postpaid plans for enrolled students, aimed at easing costs during weather-driven shifts to online classes. Semiconductor skills push: Lam Research will train about 3,500 students over five years using NY Creates’ partner-college network and Lam’s virtual fabrication software to close practical chipmaking gaps. Student safety and learning continuity: Indonesia’s education ministry plans 50 emergency classroom tents for quake-hit East Nusa Tenggara, with supplies and phased deployment. Flood disruption in schools: Odisha reports over 300 students affected as floodwaters enter Kendrapara’s Pattamundai Kulsahi Ashram School, with relief and SOPs activated. Student unrest over recruitment exams: Jharkhand invites protesting job aspirants for talks after days of agitation and effigy burnings, as parties debate whether to pursue a CBI probe. Teacher staffing pressure: In Lucknow, Sarvodaya Girls School students protest vacant Physics and Chemistry posts ahead of board exams. Higher-ed and campus updates: DU plans to expand EVM use for college-level student union elections in 2026–27; Scotland’s Royal Society of Edinburgh relaunches an Enterprise Fellowship to help academic entrepreneurs commercialize ideas.