Having pets in classrooms is an idea many teachers think about. Children love animals, and the thought of having a rabbit or fish nearby while studying can feel exciting. At the same time, classroom ...

Classroom pets can be humane and even educational under certain circumstances. Some animals, like lizards, fish, and hamsters, are better-suited for classrooms than others. Children might develop an ...

Five animals reside in the second-floor classroom of teacher Renee MacDermott at Lenox School in Baldwin. There's an axolotl (a type of salamander) named Pearl, a leopard gecko named Oreo, a hamster ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Many teachers across Central New York turn to classroom assistants to help them land the educational points of their curriculums. Most of those helpers are human. Some are not. Pets ...

Classroom pets once seemed to be a rite of passage. They live in their tank in a classroom filled with children for most of the year. On weekends or holidays, they get to relocate to the home of one ...