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Running of the Cowles: School Hosts 1st Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk

March 30th, 2012

In February, First Lady Michelle Obama was in Des Moines for the Let’s Move Day rally, talking with students about the importance of exercise and nutrition. In May, Cowles Montessori School is putting those words into action. On …

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East High Students on Hand as Governor Branstad Signs Proclamation

March 29th, 2012

Governor Terry Branstad signed a proclamation on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 establishing April as Financial Literacy Awareness Month in Iowa to bring attention to the importance of financial education and economic empowerment. The proclamation was introduced by the Iowa …

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DMPS Educators Schott, Trump Earn Drake Alumni Award

March 15th, 2012

Two DMPS educators were recently honored for their contributions to education by the Drake University School of Education. Tim Schott, an executive director of secondary schools, and Patricia Trump, a music teacher at Monroe Elementary School, were both …

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Kofu Exchange Students Contribute to Tsunami Relief

March 14th, 2012

One year ago last Sunday, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the shores of the Tariku region of Japan. The impact of the earthquake and the tsunami that followed killed thousands of people, and left thousands more displaced and …

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KDPS Radio: Now Available World-Wide!

March 13th, 2012

Who knows if the Muppets or MacNeil/Lehrer or Frontline or even Downton Abbey would ever have been viewed in the Des Moines area were it not for KDPS. In many ways, the roots of public broadcasting in Iowa …

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