As Winter draws near – and with winter weather already in the forecast – the following is a note from Superintendent Tom Ahart on the decision-making process at Des Moines Public Schools about “snow days.” Be sure to …

Soon, more of the food Des Moines Public Schools students eat will come from local farms and gardens. Des Moines Public Schools is receiving a $45,000 federal grant to assess the needs of our 60 schools and 32,000 …

Monday afternoon at Garton Elementary School a dozen or so 9-11 year-old Wildcats filed from the gym into a classroom and grabbed a snack before shifting into the high gear of their 21st Century afterschool program. At the front …

Roosevelt Boys’ Cross Country Coach Steve Brown has been named a finalist for Coach of the Year honors by the National Federation of State High School Associations. If Brown adds the NFHS award, it will be the crowning …

It’s been quite a year on the stage at North High School. In September the President of the United States dropped in and last weekend performances of Peter Pan wowed audiences. Those events were fun, exciting, and in …