DMPS teachers Kristopher Rollins and Emily Lang – co-founders of Movement 515, RunDSM and the Urban Leadership Academy – received the Mary McCleod Bethune Award at last night’s annual Iowa Juneteenth Community Builders banquet. The award recognizes educators …

The times, they are a changin’ at Des Moines Public Schools. Bell times, that is, and after a duly methodical process of sharing information and gathering community input about the research-based proposal, the district is busy now with …

Four DMPS high schools were among 68 from around the state participating in Des Moines Performing Arts’ annual Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards (IHSMTA) Showcase at the Des Moines Civic Center last night. East and Hoover both …