JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — If you have a child going into kindergarten this upcoming school year, the Jacksonville Public Library has some free supplies to help them get the school year started right!

My son’s kindergarten backpack was much too small. His first grade backpack was plenty big but not very sturdy. It slid off his shoulder constantly. So it got me thinking: What makes a great backpack?

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We'll get those items, of course, and I'll help him fill his new backpack with them. Then, on the morning he leaves me for the first real time, I'll help him get that heavy backpack on his shoulders.

One of my favorite back to school memories was getting a new backpack. It was always a rite of passage to have outgrown one and get a more grown up cooler new one. With my son I’ve tried to pass on ...

CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — Most students in the Gem State are now back in classrooms for a new school year. For some, buying school supplies can be a challenge. This year, that burden was lifted off some ...