Schools for Rigor Underway at DMPS
When Weeks Middle School teachers gathered first thing Monday morning in the library there were bagels and donuts and water and coffee for them. But mostly there was rigor. They will be on a steady diet of rigor …
A Blue Ribbon Time for DMPS at the Iowa State Fair
“It’s so great to see Des Moines Public Schools at the Fair.” It was a Friday evening at the Iowa State Fair, the Kiss concert was about to get underway, and a woman walking through the exhibit area …
Summer Means Science for Several DMPS Students
There’s no better place to be during summertime than at the lake. Here in Iowa Lake Okoboji is the most popular attraction this side of the state fair. Everybody knows there’s no better place for research on bio-organisms …
Science Bound and DMPS: A Parent’s Perspective
Science Bound is Iowa State University’s premier pre-college program to increase the number of ethnically diverse Iowa students who pursue college degrees in agricultural, scientific, technology, engineering and mathematics. DMPS students in Science Bound may begin participation in the …
It’s a School Day for New DMPS Teachers
That low revving sound you might be hearing in the background around town lately is the engine of the school district turning over for the 2016-17 school year. Classes start next week! Teachers report for their first official …
