Federal Grant Expands Arabic Language Instruction
Critics and cynics refer to the Midwest as flyover country, but those of us who live and work here know that, in many ways, Des Moines is a global crossroads. Not only do we educate students from a …
External Lockdowns Explained: The Cost of Living in a City
Des Moines Public Schools is in a city of more than 200,000 people and a metro area of nearly 700,000. DMPS is the largest school district in Iowa, with more than 60 buildings spaced throughout our capital city. …
East Swimmer, Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Makes Waves
Watching Ashley Vazquez-Hernandez, 16, dive into the water in the East High School natatorium and gracefully move through the competition lane you would never know what it took her to get here. Vazquez-Hernandez knows what it is like …
Hoover’s Hamilton: High School English Teacher of Excellence
Hoover High School may be the smallest of the five high schools in Des Moines, but their teachers have been earning some big recognitions this year. This summer, Amber Davison was honored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute as …
Instruments Needed for DMPS Students During COVID Shortage
The musical instrument that served you or a loved one so well has a second chance at life. A Des Moines Public Schools student may be waiting for an opportunity to play it in a marching band or …