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“And you have to have room to store them when you get home, whereas a backpack can be compressed.” Below, you’ll find the best carry-on backpacks for different sorts of trips, as tested by ...

Then, along with a few other discerning Strategist staffers, we tested their recommendations over several months to find the best work bags for all ... and all the toys my kids swear they want ...

While Gwinnett County Public Schools considers a clear bag policy for all students, records show the district ordered more than $1 million in clear bags before a survey was sent to parents.

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

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 ...

The organization says it has a waiting list of 17 other Adams County schools that have requested help feeding kids and ...

Plus conflict over St. Paul's childcare tax, a LOT of burgers, and the future of the MN Twins in today's Flyover news roundup ...

A teen accused of killing a man was arrested at Howard High School Tuesday afternoon. When taken into custody, police say they found a loaded gun in his backpack ... and these kids need to ...

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We live here; we just want to make the best out of our community ... the schools or working with kids, I often see kids who don’t have what they need, carrying they’re school supplies in plastic bags.