Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).

waterproof If you live in a rainy climate, there’s a good chance your bag will get wet, and if it doesn’t repel water, that could spell disaster for your expensive computer. Some bags ...

Students at Washington Community High School are being asked not to bring backpacks to school the rest of the week after possible risk to student safety was made known to school and police officials.

Perhaps it isn't protective or waterproof enough ... our roundup of the best laptop backpacks is here to help. Whether you need a solution for school or uni, or you're just trying to impress ...

Though backpack bans are rare, school leaders across the state face a similar imperative to protect students from violence by any means necessary, oftentimes with limited resources at their disposal.

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

A student has been arrested after school officials said they found a weapon in their backpack at Holmes High School.It happened Friday morning when school officials said an administrator found a ...

UNICEF is distributing urgently needed school supplies to help children displaced by violence get back to learning.

Neighbors Rachel Farrell and Lacey Good, quickly joined by several other mothers, started a very grassroots effort to have school supplies, books and backpacks ready for kids when their schools ...

Staff at a Kenosha, Wisconsin, school are being hailed as heroes Thursday for stopping a “suspicious” 13-year-old boy from ...

HAPPENED. WE ARE EXPECTING AN UPDATE FROM THE BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AFTER SOMEONE FOUND A GUN NEAR A SCHOOL. THE WEAPON WAS IN AN ABANDONED BACKPACK IN A VACANT LOT NEARBY. IT WAS NOT ...

Knowing how to get rid of the mud and winter grime from your little one's coat can be a challenge - but this tip from the ...