During the Civil War, Julia Ward Howe was inspired to write the poem that became The Battle Hymn of the Republic. A little more than half a century later, a small grade school opened in Des Moines, Iowa, …

One of the iconic songs from the iconic musical West Side Story is Maria. The Sound of Music is an equally iconic Hollywood film and it too features a song called Maria, about the character immortalized by Julie …

Each legislative session a group of parents, teachers, students and community members meet to talk about what Des Moines Public Schools students need, and how to convince the Iowa Legislature to fund those priorities.  Last Saturday, organizers  had …

By now you’ve probably heard the latest news about Des Moines Public Schools and Drake University. The educational couple’s been going steady for a long time and now they may be moving into a brand new stadium together. This relationship …