We also include the Recon in our guide to the best backpacks for students, as it makes a great confidence-boosting gift for pupils heading off to a new school. In terms of style, its minimal ...

Anne Haverty Lawson, Bridgeport Middle School Principal Families can opt in–or out–of the program just by calling the school. There are 50 families receiving bags right now.

So he got together with two of his schoolmates, and the group came up with a radical invention: a smart school bag. “After careful consideration, we designed this school bag, [which we hope will ...