The average cost for back-to-school supplies for families is now around $890. Families are invited to attend their local event, and each present child will receive one backpack while supplies last.

Our top picks for school backpacks Best for preschool ... The only complaint we had regarding the comfort of this backpack is that the back feels a bit stiff and may get uncomfortable after ...

Our youth is growing into misaligned versions of themselves and the culprit is right behind them: the schoolbag.

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

Disability rights advocates said kids like Ty should not be getting arrested under Tennessee’s school threats law. And they ...

"I think it feels amazing," Kristin Rinker said about delivering the backpacks to staff at Old Fort Elementary in western ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

Heavy school bags can have numerous harmful effects on children, significantly impacting their physical health and well-being ...

The giveaway provided hats, scarves, coats, sweaters, backpacks and school supplies to those in need as the begins to get ...

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.

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.

A thin urethane sheet is also inserted on the back of the backpack to ensure it stays buoyant ... a demonstration with elementary school pupils from Hamamatsu was conducted in a pool in May ...