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 ...

A photojournalist checks in on the critters — including Holly the tortoise and Frisky the frog — who have relocated from her son's Brooklyn... In the pandemic, families are taking on all kinds of ...

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 things some teachers have to worry about these days: “Help, I think my clawed frog has dropsy,” reads one chat-room posting at www.teachers.net. Another: “My betta is despondent ... not hungry.” ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) For many children, their first pet is a virtual one. Experts say many children who enter the first grade can play video games but few have a pet to play with. And teachers say that's ...

DETROIT (AP) — Some Michigan teachers are taking care of classroom pets that were removed from schools after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced closures in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. Scott ...