For the past four decades, Iowa has been the first stop on the road to the White House. And over the years, Des Moines Public Schools has been along for the ride. From providing students with a unique …
Figures released today by the Iowa Department of Education (DE) show that Des Moines Public Schools had the largest increase in student enrollment in the state for the 2011-12 school year. The DE released the certified enrollment report, …
When Vinh Nguyen took over the district’s English Language Learner (ELL) program a decade ago it had already grown from about 275 students at its inception in 1975 to more than 2,500. But according to School Board Vice-Chair …
It may seem like a dollar doesn’t buy much anymore, but don’t tell that to the sixth graders at Merrill Middle School. They were each given one solitary buck by the school’s PTA and the assignment to pay …
There must surely be some parents and grandparents of current East High students who attended there long enough ago to remember when a 15 minute film threaded onto a projector by someone from the audio-visual club was a …
