Mostly, it’s business as usual around the district during the last week of classes before Winter Break, but there is room to squeeze in some signs of the season. We’re making the rounds to sample some DMPS holiday …

Breakfast in one classroom at Perkins Elementary Tuesday morning was a combination birthday party and memorial service. Aurelliuz Jones was a 4th grade student at Perkins where he’d attended since kindergarten. He died suddenly and unexpectedly on September …

There were no classes at DMPS on Friday, one of the days on the district calendar set aside for teacher professional development. Teaching, always a noble but undervalued profession, has never been more stressful and challenging. Awareness of …

Jennifer Keuning teaches and coaches at Brody Middle School. As of last week, she also referees a new brand of basketball games. Unified sports are the next wave of the Inclusion Revolution that’s underway at DMPS in partnership …