For students about to graduate, having a senior portrait taken is part of the ritual of the last year of high school. It is no different for students in their last year at Ruby Van Meter School. For …

“What will we do if they’re not here?” That was one of the fundamental questions addressed Thursday morning at a public policy issue forum hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership on the subject of immigration reform. One …

Kristopher Rollins co-directs the Urban Leadership Academy at Central Campus with Emily Lang. Together they began a writing workshop several years ago at Harding Middle School that mushroomed into the phenomenon known variously as Movement 515, RunDSM, Share …

Not many lawyers ever plead a case in a Supreme Court chambers. Fewer still before they attend law school – or even high school! But that’s what happened to a crack team of budding barristers from Merrill Middle …