Yesterday was Juneteenth, the federal holiday that marks the day more than 150 years ago when the last vestige of slavery was informed of its end in Texas, over two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Des Moines …

While the school year is over for students, administrators from throughout Des Moines Public Schools were in school for a day of learning and growth on Wednesday, June 7. After breakfast on the front lawn of East High …

Every year we say a fond farewell to longtime educators and support staff who have dedicated much or all of their career to the students of Des Moines Public Schools. This year’s retirees have made DMPS their work …