On Saturday morning 465 volunteers headed off to work in Des Moines for a special once-a-year job: helping students stay on the path to graduate high school. The 10th annual Graduation Walk was held on Saturday, August 25. Begun …

Welcome Back, Kotter was a popular TV series in the 1970s about a high school teacher who returned to work at his racially and ethnically diverse alma mater. Something similar is happening this year in Des Moines Public …