New on back-to-school lists: bulletproof backpacks
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Blog: MJ Safety Solutions has developed what it says is the first full-size, lightweight ballistic protection backpack that's affordable and practical for kids.
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NEW YORK -- Apparel retailers are hoping their back-to-school fashions will make the grade among style-conscious teens and young adults this fall, but it could be a tough sell, with students and parents keeping a tighter hold on their wallets.
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Back to school for many kids means "back to Internet access" in classes where the best of filtering software is not foolproof, particularly against seemingly harmless Web sites used for invasive marketing.
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Yet another familiar school-days object may be going the way of the inkwell and the slide rule. Encouraged by a milk industry study that shows children drink more dairy when it comes in round plastic bottles, a growing number of schools are ditching those clumsy paper half-pint cartons many of us grew up with.
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Apparel retailers are hoping their  back-to-school fashions will make the grade among  style-conscious teens and young adults this fall, but it could  be a tough sell, with students and parents keeping a tighter  hold on their wallets.
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Cutting class just got harder but schools are safer thanks to computer chips that help track students, Japanese officials say.    Some schools here this month began trial runs in which students carry chips that have tiny antennae and can be traced by radio, with some of the kids attaching the tags to their backpacks...
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Consumer electronics - such as computers, iPods and cellphones - are expected to charge up this year's back-to-school sales to an estimated $18.4 billion, according to an industry report released Tuesday.
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In a special double issue of Gadget Lab, the gang looks at incredible noise-cancelling headphones, a tent you can pitch in seconds, a secure backpack for all your expensive gadgets, and more.
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âLaura Martho, a student at El Centro College in Dallas,â writes Anne Eisenberg (New York Times) âhas four children [and] commutes 45 minutes each way four days a week to a hospital for clinical work in echocardiology. During the commute, she plugs an iPod into her car radio to review lectures, and checks visuals during lunch.â And Marthoâs hardly alone in her studious use of iPod. Indeed, she joins an increasing number of students who take advantage of the âlecture-captureâ systems more and universities have installed to bring the art of lecture notes into the 21st century.
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I must admit I was quite surprised when I brought my Apple Wi-Fi-enabled iPhone smartphone home last week. I had expected my fashion conscious and techno-savvy children to be most excited about the new edition to the Taylor household gadget portfolio.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Parents have two more items to add to their back-to-school checklist: an eye check for their children and a review of their computer workstation for possible causes of eye strain.
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At Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, students can't just randomly stroll out to their cars to fetch a textbook or some other forgotten item. They need a pass because authorities worry about what might be stashed in the parking lot.
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By Olympia Meola, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  May 29--St. Catherine's School rising seventh-graders can add laptops to their fall school-supply list.
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Some schools believe it is a way to make lunch lines more efficient. Parents see "Big Brother" lurking.
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By OLYMPIA MEOLA  St. Catherine's School rising seventh-graders can add laptops to their fall school-supply list.  The Richmond private school has plugged into a growing list of schools adding computer programs that put a laptop in the hands of every student.  The St.
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Two schools have rolled out the School Web Lockers hosted storage system to gain more storage capacity for students and teachers.
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Business 2.0 compiles a list of bigshots I can blow off and look down my nose at.