We reported last summer on action taken by the Des Moines School Board that placed an increased emphasis on a social/emotional learning (SEL) component districtwide. Broadly, SEL is the process through which children (and adults) understand and manage their …

Two months ago, Paradise was lost. Today, she finds herself in a wonderful PLACE. Paradise Ivie is a 24-year-old former DMPS student who is on the brink of becoming the first graduate from the district’s Personalized Learning and …

The stadium project jointly proposed by DMPS and Drake University could be an overdue, cost-efficient, win-win, innovative and fully funded idea that promises to pay dividends for generations of students at both institutions. But in terms of the school …

Last summer the Des Moines School Board formally adopted a set of SMART goals and metrics for monitoring progress toward them. The first one is: Student Expectation Goal 1: The percent of all third grade students on track in reading …