School Safety & Security: Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram/ISWAP attacked Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Borno, during the NECO/SSCE exam period, killing a teacher and abducting students; police say some remain missing while a search-and-rescue operation continues. Phone Rules in Class: Pueblo School District 60 in Colorado adopted a “bell-to-bell” policy requiring phones to be powered down and stored out of sight for the full school day, with emergency exceptions. AI in Teaching: Tempe Union High School District is training educators to use AI with guardrails, using a red/yellow/green approach and custom chatbots for feedback and questioning. Scholarships & Access: Ghana plans to recruit 50 Arabic teachers by end of July (plus 500 more in 2027) to address Islamic school staffing gaps; Nigeria’s Soludo awarded a full scholarship to an Anambra UTME top scorer (344) through PhD-level support. Learning & Workforce Prep: Junior Achievement Bahamas launched a paid summer internship for high-achieving students to build workplace readiness. Higher Ed Funding: NELFUND says it is pushing back against tertiary institutions withholding student loan tuition refunds. Education Tech Abroad: Ucom and CIPR AeroSpace will roll out the “Cosmos 1.0” space kit in 15 Armenian schools by 2026.