UEN Responds to Return to Learn Proclamation

The Urban Education Network represents Iowa’s 18 largest school districts. Des Moines Public Schools joined its peers from across the state in sending the statement below to the Governor’s office and the Iowa Department of Education, in response …

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DMPS Students Will Reap What Quilters Sew

When DMPS issued its preliminary Return to Learn plan earlier this month it noted that “strong community partnerships” would be a key element. It also mandated an unprecedented item for school supply lists in 2020-21: protective face masks. …

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