Over the past decade or so, I would estimate Mike Wellman, our staff writer, has written at least a million words, giving readers a sense of what makes Des Moines Public Schools a special place. From visiting dignitaries …

What, you must’ve asked yourself at some point, do a professional ice hockey team and a large urban school district have in common? More than you might think. Consider the Iowa Wild and Des Moines Public Schools, teammates …

On Friday, September 25 – as high school sports and activities remained on hold at DMPS due to being non-compliant with state educational mandates during a pandemic – all five high school teams gathered for a friendly 7 …

While the school year at Des Moines Public Schools started off with primarily virtual learning for students, that doesn’t mean a lot of in-person education isn’t taking place throughout the district. In fact, each week nearly 1,500 DMPS …