Teacher Workload & Reform: A new Albert Shanker Institute brief argues education reform often ignores the real bottleneck: time for teachers, warning that piling on new policies without removing tasks makes teaching unsustainable. Classroom Safety: Three Grade 11 students died after a boat capsized in Sri Lanka’s Wanathawilluwa lagoon while traveling to collect flowers. Inclusive Education: Israel’s Herzog Academic College graduated students with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and autism as teaching assistants, marking a vocational-academic pathway into mainstream classrooms. School Discipline Policy: Some families in Frederick County are backing a bell-to-bell cellphone ban, but question how it will work in practice. Student Support & Books: Malaysia’s MOE will issue MADANI Book Vouchers to 2.2 million students, prioritizing STEM and AI titles. Transport for Students: Malaysia’s LRT3 Shah Alam Line is set to cut commute costs and congestion for UiTM students, with free fares running through July 31. Learning Access Gap: In Telangana, thousands of intermediate students are attending without new textbooks, especially in Telugu and Urdu mediums, forcing reliance on last year’s books. Higher Ed & Scholarships: Canada’s EU tuition talks include a proposal to cut fees for EU students in Britain, while Nigeria’s student groups praised a clearing of N3bn scholarship arrears in Sokoto. Security & Schools: In Nigeria’s Borno, officials say abducted students and teachers were rescued after an attack on a school.