After an early August heat wave saw temperatures hit the triple-digits, a much-needed weekend rainstorm brought a change to the weather. When the East Scarlets gathered for their first practice on Monday evening, it was starting to feel …

Dara Green didn’t grow up in Iowa but when the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation called, the art teacher knew something special was about to happen for her Central Academy pottery students. “Our students will now be …

A group of 46 DMPS teachers were back in the classroom as learners this week. They were continuing a process that began back in June to become certified Guided Language Acquisition Development (GLAD) educators. The training provides teachers …

Summer time is always a busy time at school buildings. While students are away on break, the attention shifts to the buildings themselves as a wide range of work to improve teaching and learning spaces throughout Des Moines …

It’s been a win-win this month for Harding Middle School as they earned support from the Iowa Clinic to develop a new double mini-soccer pitch and Prairie Meadows to improve the school’s courtyard. The new soccer facility, being …