School Safety & Disruption: Tennessee’s Threat Assessment Center is tracking an online “Cat in the Hat” trend with AI-made images and videos that name specific schools and students, urging reports via #SafeTN or local law enforcement. Water & Weather Closures: A city-wide water emergency in New Mexico’s T-or-C Municipal School District pushed several schools to remote learning on Sept. 1, while Dehradun (India) closed schools and Anganwadi centres after an orange alert for heavy rain and lightning. Air Quality Learning Shifts: In Quezon City (Philippines), face-to-face classes were suspended for public child development centers, kindergarten, Grades 1-12, and the Alternative Learning System, moving to alternative delivery. Education Policy & Identity: Israel’s Education Ministry is launching a new school year focused on belonging and resilience, identity and heritage, financial education, and expanded AI use in learning and exams. Higher Education Accountability: Australia’s University of Queensland agreed to an enforceable undertaking after an $11m wage underpayment affecting 16,000+ staff over nearly a decade. Equity & Access: NorthTec and Northland NZ signed an agreement linking education and training to jobs and economic opportunities in Te Tai Tokerau. Funding Pressure: Ohio’s Boardman Local Schools forecast a $12m deficit, pointing to shifting state funding and delayed local revenue.