When we say Des Moines Public Schools employees are among the best in their fields, we mean it. Our new Office of Innovation staff members are a good case in point. This month, they were recognized as national leaders …

It’s THAT time of the year: In the next two weeks four DMPS high school drama departments will stage their fall musicals. Coming up next week are Hoover’s production of 13 and North’s production of Peter Pan. East …

Before the coming college basketball season runs its course a staggering amount of information will be written, tweeted, posted, televised, broadcast and rumored about the highly touted Iowa State men’s basketball team. A good share of it will …

Congratulations to Dr. Dale Vande Haar, DMPS District Library Coordinator, on his recent selection as Member of the Year by the Iowa Library Association (ILA) at the association’s yearly conference. Dr. Vande Haar served an unprecedented two terms …

Twenty-three years ago a company then called Central Life Assurance that was headquartered in downtown Des Moines decided it wanted to make sure some local school kids were properly bundled up for winter. McKinley Elementary School was targeted …