Classes may be out for summer but, early on a Monday morning, hundreds of Des Moines Public Schools were showing up for a sort of school. A little after 7:00 AM they started to arrive, first one or …

As Juneteenth draws near, a Des Moines Public Schools leader is being honored as the state’s top educator by Iowa Juneteenth. Frank Lee III, associate principal at Roosevelt High School, is this year’s recipient of the Mary McLeod …

While classes ended last week for most students at Des Moines Public Schools, hundreds of educators from across the district head back to class this time of year for a range of professional development opportunities. One example is …

At The Downtown School, a couple of canine counselors pay occasional classroom visits to support students. This week Daphne and Frankie – along with their human, third/fourth grade teacher Kathleen Feeney – worked with students on a culminating …