That's the novel approach about a half-dozen Des Moines Public Schools are taking to get kids to read — using vending machines to distribute books.

The first season of the Des Moines Public Schools Girls Flag Football League is officially underway. Middle and high school teams had their first games at Mediacom Stadium Sunday afternoon.

The Institute of Jazz made stops at Cedar Rapids Washington and Jefferson high schools earlier this week. They'll be at Des Moines North on Thursday and Des Moines Lincoln on Friday before their ...

A dozen Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) were among the state's lowest performing in a list released this week by the Iowa Department of Education. Why it matters: This is the first year the ...

For the 2023-24 school year, 12 Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) scored within the lowest 5% of Title I schools in the state. The Des Moines schools on the list are: However, state data shows ...

Several thousands residents marched across downtown Des Moines toward the capitol as part of a nationwide 'hands off' anti-Trump protest.

Republican lawmakers on the Iowa Senate Education Committee advanced legislation that would allow public school districts, ...

Republican lawmakers on the Iowa Senate Education Committee advanced legislation that would allow public school districts, charter schools and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains or engage ...

Sue Woody, director of the Des Moines Public Library, will retire in June. Woody has been with the library for 21 years, its director for seven. She began as a library assistant in youth services ...

Des Moines Public Schools were one of 20 high schools around the country to have the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz visit their schools last week. The experience teaches high school students about ...

Moreover, public schools should have the discretion to get those funds into the classroom so that teachers have all the tools they need to teach and students have everything they need to learn. I have ...