Kudos to Connecticut legislators for passing a law allowing students to opt out of animal dissection and be provided with humane alternatives. This crude exercise has no place in 21st century ...

Alicia Silverstone and her son Bear have joined PETA's new campaign to encourage kids to opt for animal-free dissection options in school Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alicia Silverstone and her son, Bear, are working together to support PETA's new campaign. PETA created the "Cut Class, Not Frogs" ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A rite of passage for generations of often squeamish Hoosier students could be replaced by technology if state Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, gets her way. Hatcher is sponsor of House Bill ...

Students at Windsor's Catholic schools are using virtual technology in the classroom to replace a traditional biology class project. Faux frogs, virtual renderings of hearts, lungs and ribs ... it's ...

AMES, Iowa – In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of a monogastric digestive system, Alexandra Else-Keller reminded an animal science student how to position her fingers as ...

Dear EarthTalk: Are the animals used in classroom dissection taken from the wild? If so, wouldn't this be endangering their populations? Are there other environmental issues associated with classroom ...

Two animal rights groups want to buy more equipment for a Winona Senior High School teacher who offers virtual dissection in her biology class. Sandra Bussian allows her students to choose between ...

As the new school year approaches, the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), headquartered in Chicago, would like to remind students and teachers of the Student Choice Law in Illinois. Illinois ...

Tuckahoe, N.Y.: Thank you, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, for your efforts toward education reform, including parental rights, misused funds, school choice and accountability in ...