Take the school backpack, for example ... the opportunity arises to put wheels on the bottom of suitcases. It’s obvious. And yet, it once wasn’t. The rolling carry-on made sense only after ...

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.

At Robert Eagle Staff and Hamilton International middle schools students put their cellphones in a pouch at the start of the ...

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

Even though much of my job as a travel writer involves testing suitcases, I usually prefer to fly with a carry-on backpack when I have the choice. You just can’t beat the sense of freedom that ...

By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for ...

The recent passing of a man from Seattle is shining new light on a forgotten chapter of modern Pacific Northwest mythology about a ubiquitous school accessory – which was derived from a critical ...

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

Bowhunting whitetails is a game that involves a lot of moving pieces, and bowhunting backpacks keep all those pieces together. A bow, arrows, tree stand, climbing sticks, binoculars, rangefinder, ...

In an email to parents, principal Dr. Rebecca Nicolas said the gun was found through the school's weapon detection system. The student who had the gun in their backpack was arrested and will be ...

Bags of rice, old copies of The Sunflower, a rendition of “The Wheels on the Bus,” and a rallying war cry. These are just ...

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...