Skilled Trades Spotlight: Two Wisconsin teachers won national prizes for excellence in welding and industrial technology, with funding aimed at upgrading equipment and expanding student dual-credit opportunities. Student Safety & Facilities: Parents at Magnolia West High School in Texas allege unsafe, unsanitary conditions after a sudden water well failure left students without working air conditioning or bathrooms. Assessment Policy: Virginia’s Board of Education approved new rules for local student assessments in subjects without statewide SOL tests, expanding options for alternative assessments. Student Well-Being & Accountability: A federal lawsuit alleges a nonverbal autistic student at Jamison Elementary School in Pennsylvania was illegally restrained nearly 2,933 times and that reports were concealed. College & Immigration: USF tightened CPT approvals after ICE guidance, leaving some international students without internships they had secured. Learning & Career Pathways: Georgian College announced new 2027-28 programs, including medical radiation technology, to meet workforce needs. Community & Enrichment: Cade Middle School hosted Victoria ISD’s first middle school speech festival, bringing about 250 students from across Texas together. School Finance: Idaho’s court appointed a rehabilitator for the Idaho School Benefit Trust, shifting oversight while examiners investigate the trust’s hazardous financial condition.