Year 12 students at at least eight Queensland schools in Australia prepared for their final history exam by studying Augustus, the first Roman emperor, instead of the required topic, Julius Caesar. The mix-up occurred because the exam topic had changed from Augustus in 2024 to Julius Caesar in 2025, but some schools failed to update their teaching accordingly.

The OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) program at Firthmoor Primary in the United Kingdom emphasizes the importance of purposeful play in child development, contrasting with the increasing push for early technology use in education, writes educator Nesren El-Baz. Research supports the need for this balance, highlighting potential negative effects of excessive screen time on children's well-being.

International education boards such as Cambridge Assessment International Education and the International Baccalaureate are seeing significant growth in India, driven by a shift in parental priorities toward internationally relevant education. CAIE has surpassed 800 schools in India, while IB has grown from 183 to more than 255 schools since 2019. The Western Australian Certificate of Education is also entering the market, aiming to open 100 schools in three years.

As Apple and other tech companies tout real-time translation, funding for language education is under scrutiny, but Hossam Elsherbiny of Rice University argues that language learning builds cultural understanding and relationship skills that technology cannot replicate. "Live translation doesn't equal understanding. What matters in real encounters is how something is said and what it signals: respect, doubt, humor."

Brashear High School is home to students who collectively speak around 50 languages, making it one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse schools in Pittsburgh Public Schools. Teachers and students alike highlight this diversity as a defining strength, with both staff and peer mentors stepping in to bridge language gaps, celebrate multilingualism, and create an inclusive atmosphere for students from around the world.

Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia plans to open a Global Linguistics Academy at Dominion High School next year, aiming to serve 400 students. The academy will emphasize semi-immersive Arabic in its leadership pathway and Mandarin Chinese in its business pathway, languages chosen for their national security importance.

Jewel Benty, an English-language teacher at a K-12 international school in Harbin, China, describes how her fear of public speaking has become an asset in the classroom. By openly sharing her anxiety, she empathizes with students who are shy and afraid to speak up, and encourages them to embrace their vulnerabilities.