Topic “Back-to-school”

By Michele Willer-Allred (Scripps Howard News Service)

For fall, clothes for students will be colorful and heavily reminiscent of 1980s looks.

“It may be 2012, but some of the displays in local stores really are resembling 1985, with neon and bright bold graphic prints, “ said Los Angeles fashion stylist Judith Clair.

When 42-year-old Jenny Wilson recently took her 15-year-old...

By Sara Bauknecht (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

What’s on your back-to-class checklist? Notebooks and protractors? Colored pencils? New clothes?

There’s no need to sweat about style if the latter has you stumped like a pop quiz. There are several ways to start the school year with a new look, thanks to the arrival of some fresh twists on old trends. More good news -- spending a lot...

By Michele Miller (St. Petersburg Times/SHNS)

So who really wants to start thinking about getting back into the school grind when there’s still time to enjoy the last dreamy days of summer? Or maybe your summer schedule is as frantic as ever, with work, summer camp, day care and everything else filling your itinerary.

Even so, time’s a-wasting.

Not to worry. Take a deep...

By Julia Edwards (Chicago Tribune)

No other milestone provides a snapshot of a child’s life like the first day of school. It’s a tangible reflection of the child moving away from the parent and into the adult he or she will become.


Unlike graduation, where success is celebrated and emotions are welcomed, starting a new school requires a tougher...

By Kara McGuire (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Ina Poecher heard about a back-to-school sale at J.C. Penney on the radio. So with a mental list of wardrobe needs for fifth grade, the Vadnais Heights, Minn., 10-year-old spent a recent Saturday morning with her head in the clearance racks.


In the past, her picks would have been paid for with her mom’s credit card. Not this...