According to the Iowa High School Athletic Association: “in-person sports and other activities can resume by grade level on the Saturday prior to the school week in which school buildings are open and in-person learning, including learning provided …

Last Friday, as sports and activities at Des Moines Public Schools remained on hold for being non-compliant with pandemic education mandates, players from the five high school football teams took matters into their own hands by organizing a …

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 …