Berlin/Magdeburg – September 12, 2026 -- Germany's six leading welfare umbrella associations, representing more than 5 million volunteers and paid staff nationwide, issued a joint pledge to defend human dignity and social cohesion following the state election results in Saxony-Anhalt.

Berlin – September 12, 2026 -- Schule Global, the German intercultural education initiative, has enrolled its 100th member institution, admitting Humboldt-Realschule Bönen into its nationwide network.

Dahlem-Marienau – September 12, 2026 -- One in four 15-year-olds in Germany now fails to meet basic science competency standards, according to the newly released PISA 2026 study, which recorded the country's worst results since the assessment began. In response, private boarding school Schule Marienau in Lower Saxony is investing roughly €800,000 in a new STEM facility designed to reverse the decline in scientific literacy among students.

Berlin – September 12, 2026 -- German Education Minister Karin Prien is preparing cabinet proposals for an age restriction on social media platforms, citing a direct link between screen time and Germany's weak PISA test results.

Los Angeles – September 12, 2026 -- Changing Perspectives, a national non-profit focused on K-12 inclusion, will be featured on "All Access hosted by Andy Garcia," with filming scheduled for September 24, 2026, according to a production announcement.

Wiesbaden – September 12, 2026 -- Germany's youth welfare authorities granted 174,000 integration assistance measures for children and young adults with mental disabilities in 2024, more than double the 80,800 recorded in 2014, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Benghazi -- The University of Benghazi resumed full operations on September 4, 2026, after an 11-year closure caused by war damage, following a three-year reconstruction led by the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund under Director General Belqasim Khalifa Haftar.

Littleton, Colo. – September 12, 2026 -- Dr. Angie Paccione, Chief Impact Officer of Verus Global, has been named a Pinnacle Professional of The Year by The Inner Circle for her work in transformational leadership, education advocacy and global impact.

San Diego – September 12, 2026 -- Regpack, an online registration and payment platform, has launched Program Insights, a real-time dashboard that tracks enrollment and family retention while a program season is still underway.

Dashboard tracks enrollment fill rates and returning families in real time

Program Insights lets directors watch enrollment percentages populate by class as sign-ups come in, identify which sessions are nearing capacity, and see which families from the previous season have re-enrolled and which have not.

Melbourne, Australia – September 12, 2026 -- UNSW Sydney has selected D2L Brightspace as its new institution-wide learning platform, a multi-year deal set to reach more than 80,000 learners and thousands of educators.

UNSW ranks #19 globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings and taps D2L for full-scale digital overhaul

UNSW, Australia's top-ranked university and a member of the Group of Eight, will deploy D2L Brightspace as the foundation of a redesigned digital learning environment covering both on-campus and flexible learning pathways.