How Often Can Your Child Be Absent From School? Students are considered chronically absent if they miss 10% of the school year for excused or unexcused reasons, which typically eq ...

Hoover High School was the first school in the district with a ban, requiring students to store phones in their backpacks ...

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

The morning of March 4, 2022, started like any other at Olathe East High School: kids arriving by bus, lockers opening and ...

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

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

“I know they’re going to appreciate whatever they get, and being able to put this together and do something good ... High ...

Hinsdale Central High School senior Sophie DiPasquale isn't a member of the Red Devil Service Club, the flag football team or the Civics Club. But that didn't stop her from being part of this year's ...

Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.

It’s part of an effort to get kids excited to come to school each day as, across the state, schools try to re-engage families ...

Stefanie Stiefel greeted them with a smile, a "Good morning!" — and a gray pouch. The typical sea of backpacks, sweatshirts ...