This morning, hundreds of high school juniors throughout Des Moines Public Schools are taking – free of charge – the ACT college entrance exam. DMPS has been offering the ACT exam to all juniors since 2008. Last year, …

Go to school and get good grades. It’s a common refrain students are likely going to hear from teachers and parents alike. And in Des Moines Public Schools, when students heed that good advice, there’s a reward each …

Pending actual decisions in a couple of matters now before the United States Supreme Court, Advanced Placement Government classes in three Des Moines high schools pled cases and issued rulings in Miller v Alabama and Fisher v University …

Once the new Des Moines Public Schools web site went online last December, focus quickly shifted to upgrading the 60+ school web sites throughout the district. The goal of this effort has been to find the right balance …

Des Moines School Board member Cindy Elsbernd founded Iowa Kidstrong, Inc. in 2005 in response to what has been declared one of today’s most pressing threats to children and families – childhood obesity. The mission of Kidstrong is …