While the two most recent examples involve head injuries—a known risk of traumatic injury—other cases involve suspected heatstroke, as players participated in practices in the high heat indexes of August.

Previously, if a Fort Bend ISD parent complained about a library book, it would be reviewed by a committee. That decision could be appealed to a district-wide committee, and finally, the school board. Now, complaints will go directly to the superintendent.

Attendance has improved "modestly" since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, attending school has apparenlty become less important for some families.

Two years into the popular $4.4 billion-a-year Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, educators in every school district are finding their priorities reordered, sometimes in ways they hadn’t expected.