No classes at DMPS last Friday. It was a designated professional development day for teachers – AND support staff, in the case of the Food & Nutrition Department. At North High School, more than 300 nutritionists were busy on the …

Allyson Vukovich and Jill Padgett had some good news to share before they left on a business trip last week. “Jill and I were asked to represent the work we are doing here in Des Moines at the …

Friday morning would have been a good time for a pep rally in the auditorium at Roosevelt High School. The undefeated football team would take on Ankeny that night in a game with potential playoff implications. But the …