“I’m in!” DJ IZ Avila told the 4th and 5th graders at Moulton Elementary School first thing Wednesday morning, and they were extremely glad to hear it. How many schools can claim a five-time Grammy winner who performed at a …

Jon Temple’s Research Methods I class in Room 2095 at Hoover High School, aka The STEM Room, began with an exercise that was literally hands-on Tuesday afternoon. Clasping onto one another, the students first tied themselves in a …

The minor league baseball season ended on Labor Day, about the time the school year was just getting started. Professional ballplayers get an offseason, but team mascots don’t. Cubbie Bear, for instance, the imposing but cuddly Iowa Cub …

For Iowa farmers it’s almost harvest time, but a creative bunch of 2-5 graders at Carver Elementary School just got its colorful crop in the ground on Friday. An expanse of greenspace just north of the Greater Des Moines …

Des Moines Public Schools could use some more Danny Johnsons. Danny’s been driving district school buses for 13 years, the same length of time it takes for a student to run the route of grades K-12. And he …