Read to Succeed is a public awareness campaign undertaken jointly by the United Way of Central Iowa, Everybody Wins Iowa and Des Moines Public Schools to inspire community action and increase reading proficiency among school children. The mission is twofold: …
Educators from all over the district are flocking to Hoover High School today and tomorrow for the second annual showcase event staged by the DMPS Office of Innovation. TechCon 2016 features an agenda packed with workshops, presentations and …
A couple of weeks ago, hundreds of students received their high school diplomas at eight separate commencements throughout Des Moines. Starting next week, DMPS-TV, the cable television station of Des Moines Public Schools, will broadcast a replay of …
Last week the state’s annual Advanced Placement Index was released by the University of Iowa’s Belin-Blank Center, a measure of how well Iowa high schools provide students with the opportunity to take college-level AP courses. North came in at …
One of many misconceptions about public education is that educators follow the students right out the door on the last day of school, hang up the “GONE FISHIN’” sign and take the summer off. The truth is, no …
