J.W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, Florida is the first high school in the world to use synthetic animals in lab dissections, as reported by CNN. “We are so excited to have partnered with ...

In an unprecedented move aimed at removing cruelty from higher education, India has banned dissection and experimentation on animals at the nation's universities. Instead, students will learn about ...

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 ...

Washington, DC—Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley, CA is the first school to accept a challenge by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) to discontinue animal dissections. In conjunction with the ...

So far, nine schools in California and Maine have agreed to end animal dissections in response to a challenge issued by AWI, Save the Frogs! and Digital Frog International. In exchange for their ...

It’s not just concern for the squeamish biology students who wince at the feel and smell of cutting into a formaldehyde-soaked animal. Think about the frog. The pig. Or even the rat. That’s what ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Madison Metropolitan School District is instructing its teachers to provide an equally educational alternative to students whose parents request an alternative to animal dissections in class.

INDIANAPOLIS — One Indiana lawmaker wants to create options for students who just don’t want do to wield scalpels in the classroom for animal dissections. You know the traditional tools of animal ...

Teens Now is a series by Grace Lee that features teenagers around the world who have inspired others in creative ways. Last year, Jaeah Kim and Jae Kim, 17-year-old seniors at Hunter College High ...