Thursday marked the beginning of Black History Month and an assembly involving two DMPS schools served as a rousing kickoff for a wide ranging February of study, discussion and celebration of the topic across the district at all …

Many of us have heard by now that Influenza – “the flu” – is widespread in the United States and in Iowa. Right now, Des Moines Public Schools is seeing an average amount of absences, but the flu season is …

Daft the adjective means silly or foolish, but Daft the noted arts educator with a client list that stretches from sea to shining sea? She’s serious. That’s Marcia Daft, the developer of Teaching the Music of Language. She’s …

For the better part of a century,  Des Moines Public Schools has worked continually to improve and evolve educational services for students with disabilities. Today, as a result of improved programs, more and more students are able to attend …