Volunteerism has been getting a lot of attention lately. In early September, Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds issued a joint “call to service” aimed at boosting Iowa from #2 to #1 in the nation in …
Teams of young chefs from area high schools competed in the 2012 COUNTRY Financial® Cooking Challenge at the World Food Festival this past weekend. And culinary art students from Central Campus were top competitors. On Saturday morning, the …
Orchestra students got an up close glimpse of classical greatness with a contemporary flair Friday when pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz dropped in for a workshop in the auditorium at East High School. The acclaimed duo …
Des Moines Public Schools is working to meet the twin goals of increasing the awareness for families of eligibility for free and reduced price meals while also recouping money owed to the district for overdue payments with a new policy that went …
Here’s a story problem for you: A large, urban Midwestern school district absorbs an influx of kids from refugee camps around the world who aren’t even literate in their native tongues, let alone English. What’s the most engaging, …
