Spending time with pets can help youth refine their social skills and learn how to handle emotions, according to recent ...

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 ...

“I need a doctor STAT!” echoed through the ER on a cold, windy, morning last week. Jumping up to help, I noticed the technician held the patient in her hands, it was clearly something tiny. I ...

As a child, Ann Ott, an Osage High School teacher, sought solace in Tippy, her family's dog, after she was sexually abused. As she worked through the trauma, Ott would hug Tippy and cry almost every ...

Educators studied practices in some of the world’s highest-performing systems, including in Finland, Estonia, Singapore and ...