The slogan on the backs of the t-shirts being sported by fans of the #7 ranked East High baseball team reads as follows: All Gas, No Brakes. They’re not kidding. Yesterday the juggernaut rolled to its second doubleheader …
It was supposed to be hot and sunny Tuesday, the kind of weather that makes thirsty folks pull over when they see an enterprising bunch of kids with cool drinks for sale at roadside stands. Instead the day …
Today, Superintendent Tom Ahart realized that education taking place a world away is actually very similar to education in Iowa. Six delegates from Stavropol, Russia visited Des Moines Public Schools to learn about the district and had an …
For all of the recent debate about when the school year should start, there must be lots of folks around here who are scratching their heads and asking: when does it end? Because, in many ways, at Des …
Thirteen years ago DMPS started a program in conjunction with the University of Iowa known as the Summer Journalism Academy for kids transitioning from elementary to middle school. Twelve years ago the City of Des Moines deeded over …
