Today they put on the finishing touches. Tonight they put on a show. The 23rd annual DMPS Summer Honor Band Camp is coming to its crescendo. It’s opening night and closing night in one fell swoop of a program …

For the last two weeks a summer camp that’s the first of its kind in Des Moines Public Schools has been gathering around an artsy campfire tucked up in a corner of the third floor of Central Campus. …

DMPS students are making significant strides toward a better future for themselves and their community, according to a report prepared at the request of the Des Moines Public School Board and the Iowa Department of Education. New numbers …

Daniel Edozie wandered through his audience like he used to wander the streets of skid row. At 22 he is a decade removed from the crossroads of his life but listening to him talk it sounds more like …

While students enjoy their first full week of summer, more than 600 DMPS teachers, principals and staff were using the Convention Center Ballroom as a training ground. Less than a week after saying goodbye to their students, they’re …