Mastery of a locker combination is the essence of middle school. Think about it. Turn right, turn left, turn right – new routes, new classmates, new teachers. Get that combo down and all of the other tumblers start …

Earlier this summer, the Des Moines School Board concluded an extensive process to establish a set of student expectation goals. School Board chair Cindy Elsbernd writes about the process to establish those goals, what the goals are, and …

At its June 18 meeting, the DMPS School Board formally adopted the following goal: “The percent of Black Male students completing Algebra I with a B or higher by the end of grade 9 will increase from 17% …

They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Not this time. Six DMPS/RunDSM poets are back in town, fresh from the 22nd annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival at UNLV (University of Nevada-Las Vegas), where they …

The summer break has been anything but time off for members of North High School’s JROTC marksmanship team as they have been travelling the country and earning honors. Recently the team was at Camp Perry, Ohio for both …