Movement 515 Mixtape Released Today for 10th Anniversary Ten years ago some common words with different meanings – like slam or snap – entered the lexicon at Des Moines Public Schools. They were being heard here and there …

One of the world’s most famous operas is the Barber of Seville, a tale of gossip and matchmaking and the barber Figaro, a classic performed at opera houses around the world. East High School has been presenting what …

FIVE YEAR RATE INCREASES, DROPOUT RATE HITS ALL-TIME LOW Many things have changed over the past year, largely the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that includes the graduation rate at Des Moines Public Schools. As the expression …

This year’s Winter sports season got started a little later at Des Moines Public Schools, due to COVID-19, but once practices resumed on the first day of Winter break it was off to a busy January and February …

One year ago today, just before the start of Spring Break, Dr. Thomas Ahart became the first superintendent in the state to announce his district’s buildings would close for a brief time as a new virus was spreading …