The musical instrument sitting in storage that served you or a loved one so well in high school has a second chance at life. A Des Moines Public Schools student may be waiting for an opportunity to play it in …

There’s so much going on this summer at King Elementary School that the governor and his lieutenant showed up there Tuesday morning for a gubernatorial fieldtrip. After holding their weekly press conference in the school gym Gov. Terry …

It’s hard to get cars to slow down, let alone stop along Park Avenue outside Weeks Middle School. That doesn’t stop Alessandro Aboytes, 11, from holding his sign and calling out, “Lemonade!” at every passing car. “You keep …

School day start and end times will change for 19 elementary schools this fall.  The move will improve student safety and save the district hundreds of thousands of dollars. The elementary schools adjusting times are: Brubaker Elementary Cattell Elementary Findley …

Finally! With the last day of classes at the Downtown School on June 19th all 60+ of the DMPS buildings are officially closed – sort of. The continuous calendar schools will reopen in less than three weeks. And …