In 2011, barely a thousand Advanced Placement exams were taken throughout all of Des Moines Public Schools. Last year, more than 2,500 AP exams were taken. In fact, the school district has seen a 149% increase in the …

Last September we dropped in on the journalism class at North High School that was assigned to create the state of Iowa’s first 3D high school yearbook. It was an exciting concept but a bit of a misnomer. …

Twenty-four Japanese students and three chaperones are spending the week learning about Des Moines Public Schools and Iowa culture. The students arrived in Des Moines from Kofu, Japan, over the weekend for the annual Kofu and Des Moines …

It was a summer of success for the North High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC Rifle team as they competed at several national tournaments. The team traveled to Ohio to compete at the National Junior Olympics Air Rifle …

Miss Iowa 2014, Aly Olson, knows what it feels like to be exposed to bias and misconceptions. She shared an experience with Harding Middle School students in Des Moines this week. “I was telling someone I graduated from …