If you plan to wear your bag while sightseeing or hiking, a waterproof (or water-resistant) fabric will come in handy, just ...

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 ...

If you’re looking for a laptop backpack to use every day, then you probably want a bag that has more than a single ...

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

Outdoor Life editors and writers have tested a ton of backpacks over the years, and these are our top picks. While day hiking, trail running, backpacking, and scrambling, OL writers and editors have ...

In rural northeast Louisiana, the leaders of a small school district took a drastic step this week in response to an eruption ...

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for an FTC investigation into companies selling school supplies advertised as bulletproof.

The Food4Kids Backpack Program of North Florida recently announced the launch of its inaugural “Alachua County Food Fight,” a ...

Reed Marutiak had the weight of the world on his shoulders. It’s a lot to carry for a Hartwood Elementary fourth grader in ...

A student was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after threatening to bring an explosive and shoot up Clemens High School, the ...

Nearly two dozen local artists have hand-crafted 150 bowls for a fundraiser aimed at curtailing food insecurity in the Gilbert Community School District.

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