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The Verge’s 2026 back-to-school shopping guide

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Why This Matters

The Verge’s 2026 back-to-school shopping guide highlights essential and innovative tech products that can enhance students' learning and daily routines. This guide underscores the importance of integrating practical technology into students' lives to improve productivity and convenience. For consumers, it offers a curated list to simplify back-to-school shopping and ensure students are well-equipped for the year ahead.

Key Takeaways

Knowing exactly what your student needs for the school year ahead is next to impossible. Sure, you’ll probably nail the essentials, but there will likely be a few items you forgot to buy, or didn’t think they’d need to have. We’re pulling our weight during the back-to-school season with a new shopping guide that’s a mix of practical and aspirational products for students to use in and out of the classroom.

We’re covering items that make writing easier and more satisfying, alarm clocks that can rattle even the most sleep-deprived students from a deep slumber, bags that are just as great for the gym as they are for the weekend away, and more. We wish the students in your life (or you, if you’re the student in question) a prosperous year, and we hope that our curation makes things a little easier during your studies and your downtime a lot more fun.