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

First, she put her swimsuit into her school bag. This was followed by a slightly damp towel plus an extra shirt. A board game and a cassette were flung in after all this. “Haven’t you forgotten ...

A 13-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after police said he entered a secure area of an Kenosha, Wisconsin, elementary ...

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

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

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.