School Safety & Child Welfare: A six-year-old foster child went missing after a school function and was later found sleeping in a classroom, prompting scrutiny of foster-home monitoring and living conditions. Foster Care & Exploitation: In Florida, three men were sentenced for trafficking teenage girls who had run away from foster care, including sex trafficking and child sexual abuse material charges. Family Tech & Parenting Debate: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s “use ChatGPT to manage kids’ interests” idea is sparking backlash from parents who say it replaces real conversation. Back-to-School Support: Athens City Schools kicks off the year with no-cost breakfast and lunch and pushes families to plan attendance and involvement. Education Access: Ghana’s Asanko Gold launches a literacy project with mobile/virtual libraries and teacher support to boost reading skills. Policy & Rights: Massachusetts lawmakers passed a “Freedom to Read” bill setting rules for how schools and libraries handle book challenges. Digital Age Rules: The UK’s OfDIA is considering a supplemental digital age-verification code to help children prove age online safely. Parenting in the Real World: An 11-year-old in Michigan is using social media to promote neighborhood services and build his first summer job.