School Turf Fight: Montgomery County students and the county executive oppose a $55m plan to add more artificial turf fields, arguing for student health and experience. Curriculum Decolonization: Concordia University’s teaching centre runs a workshop to help faculty “decolonize” and “Indigenize” curricula and pedagogy. Student Protest Crackdown: In India’s Jharkhand, the BJP compares a crackdown on student protesters to “Hitler’s Germany,” escalating tensions around campus activism. Wildfires & Hidden Hazards: Europe’s wildfire season is exposing buried WWI/WWII bombs and mines, with climate change blamed for unearthing and reactivating old munitions. Anti-Semitism in Schools: Germany’s anti-Semitism commissioner calls for tougher criminal law and wants Jewish life taught positively, including in teacher training. Swedish School Attack: A sword-wielding attacker killed one student and injured three at Brinell High School; the suspect was shot and detained. Higher Ed Policy: China’s engineering PhDs can be awarded via “practice achievements” instead of written dissertations, aiming to better match industry needs. Visa Costs for Academics: A Makerere University academic urges the US to reconsider costly visa bond requirements that are straining African research links. Cultural-Education Space: Guernsey approves a new Victor Hugo Centre to turn a former office building into an educational cultural venue.