Commencement has commenced. Wednesday afternoon, 15 students from an array of districtwide programs that serve students with IEPs (Individualized Education Programs) graduated in a ceremony hosted by North High. They were the first trickle from a faucet that …

Half Pint Poets of Movement 515 show that wisdom knows no age. Enjoy photographs of Tuesday night’s school vs school poetry slam.

There once was a piece of legislation known as No Child Left Behind. Maybe you heard of it. Before it became synonymous with federal lip service to education, it was the longstanding way of doing business at Des Moines Public …

The creed for the United States Postal Service notes that “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” will prevent them from getting the job done. The same could apply to the annual Service Day at …

Joleen Weller decided to spread the word and the word is PEACE. She teaches art and photography at East High, and for the last unit of the year in her intro art classes her students are hard at …