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Lawsuit Challenges Idaho School Fees As Unconstitutional

Posted 10.03.2012 | Home

Russell Joki, a former Idaho school district superintendent, filed suit Monday against the state of Idaho and its school districts, alleging public sc...

Top 3 Destinations for Back-to-School Bargains Online

Women & Co | Posted 11.26.2012 | Parents
Women & Co

You thought you were finished with back-to-school shopping, but now that classroom doors have opened, perhaps you've discovered you've missed a few things. Here's where to get them!

The 5 WORST Things About Going Back to School

Babble.com | Posted 11.13.2012 | Parents
Babble.com

I can't believe summer is basically over! It feels like vacation just started, and yet here we are at back-to-school time once again.

A Locker Chandelier?

Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh | Posted 10.29.2012 | Parents
Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh

Thanks to some exceptional pre-tween marketing, Katie now views the locker as an "extension of her style." She's 7.

Scary Stuff in School Supplies

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 10.27.2012 | Parents
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

A recent study from the Center for Health, Environment & Justice found harmful levels of phthalates in 20 popular back-to-school products including backpacks, lunchboxes, binders and rain gear.

School Supplies For Poor Kids Stolen In Maine

AP | Posted 10.23.2012 | Home

AUBURN, Maine — A charity says school supplies that went missing before they could be given to poor Maine students weren't stolen after all. Un...

9 In 10 Teachers Use Own Money To Buy Essentials For Students

Posted 08.23.2012 | Home

Many teachers routinely spend money out of their own pockets on necessity items for their students, according to a nationwide survey conducted by Adop...

The Parenting Patterns I'll Never Shake

Lisa Belkin | Posted 10.15.2012 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

When I had children, I knew the rhythms of my life would change. What I didn't realize was how etched and ingrained the changes would become. The patterns of parenting have come to define my days and my years. I live by them even after my children have moved on.

The Best Deals And Steals On Back-To-School Shopping

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 08.10.2012 | Home

With the new school year right around the corner, many families can expect to shell out hundreds of dollars on new school supplies, clothing and other...

'Craft Wars': Tori Spelling Heads Up Crafting Competition Series

Posted 08.27.2012 | TV

Tori Spelling brings her lifelong love of crafting to television on the new summer reality competition series "Craft Wars" (Tue., 10 p.m. ET on TLC). ...

Post-Disasters, These Classrooms Need Help: What You Can Do

James Rosenberg | Posted 06.01.2012 | Impact
James Rosenberg

Imagine you arrive at work one day and your boss tells you that the office supplies you need to do your job (e.g., paper, pens, even your computer) mu...

Phillies Star Donates $1.2 Million To Local Schools

AP | Posted 01.31.2012 | Home

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies star Ryan Howard is helping local students dress for success – in athletics. The first baseman annou...

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Budget Cuts Hobble Schools In New York And Nationwide

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 01.01.2012 | Home

NEW YORK -- By the end of this year, Seung Lee, a science teacher at lower Manhattan's P.S. 1, expects to have spent $500 from his own pocket on schoo...

Cause Marketing Guru Bob Thacker Is Ready for the Day After A Day Made Better

Joe Waters | Posted 12.12.2011 | Impact
Joe Waters

Last Tuesday, A Day Made Better celebrated its fifth anniversary by surprising 1,000 teachers across the country with $1,000 in school supplies. The program is working to address a serious issue: teacher-funded classrooms.

Green Backpacks For School

Inhabitat | Posted 10.13.2011 | Green

Nothing says back-to-school like the sight of excited kids with their backpacks heading off to the bus stop. We've rounded up six great backpack optio...

Hot for Back to School 2011

Jane Buckingham | Posted 10.11.2011 | Los Angeles
Jane Buckingham

Forget just stuffing your locker with a sticky sweatshirt and boring textbooks. From wallpaper to a hanging chandelier, now you can design a locker you'd practically want to live in!

10 Fun School Supplies To Add To Your List

Posted 10.09.2011 | Parents

Yes, yes, we all know glue, No. 2 pencils and composition books are on back to school supply lists, but there are plenty of other gadgets, tools and...

16 States To Host Tax Free Back To School Shopping

The Huffington Post | Laura Stampler | Posted 10.05.2011 | Parents

The words tax and holiday have very different connotations. This August, however, 16 states will be celebrating sales tax holidays -- right in tim...

10 Cool Functional Backpacks We're Loving

Posted 08.01.2012 | Parents

The days of lugging books, papers, homework and supplies back and forth to school in a beat up old bag are over, our friends. Today's backpacks for ...

The Exchange: Why School Supplies Matter

Kalon Gutierrez | Posted 09.25.2011 | Impact
Kalon Gutierrez

The revelation came near the end of the trip, as Luis realized that at every school and orphanage he visited, children lacked backpacks and supplies. Luis vowed to help change these circumstances.

Groupon, CPS Partner To Give Away School Supplies

Posted 09.24.2011 | Chicago

One of Chicago's most exciting new start-ups is partnering with its home town to help out low-income public school students. The daily-deal site Gr...

Back-To-School Shoppers Plan To Stay Thrifty

Posted 09.18.2011 | Business

NEW YORK (Dhanya Skariachan) - Almost two-thirds of U.S. shoppers plan to spend the same or less this back-to-school season as last year, a survey...

School Supply Giveaway Contest

Marc Joseph | Posted 09.07.2011 | Impact
Marc Joseph

During these recessionary times, to support the causes needed to sustain our American society, all of us, whether you are a business or an individual, need to dig just a little deeper to help.

Notes From Uganda: A Win, Win, Win for Kids!

Vivian Glyck | Posted 08.01.2011 | Impact
Vivian Glyck

Over in Uganda, the interconnectedness of children comes into full relief. They're not just getting school supplies, they're learning about what's happening on the other side of the world.

Calif. Student Sends Thousands Of Books To Liberia, Gets School Named After Her

Posted 06.07.2011 | Home

This past President's Break, high schooler Casey Robbins went to Liberia. The purpose of her trip: to visit the school that was named after her. Robb...