What is a charter school? Learn more about the option gaining popularity in Iowa.
Iowa is following the national trend with a growing number of public charter schools available in the state. Enrollment for charter schools has steadily increased by nearly 400,000 students over five ...
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Sit-ins, soldiers, a lost district: Des Moines' remarkable Black history
Flashback: Griffin and two other Black residents were denied service at Katz Drug Store in downtown Des Moines in 1948, per ...
Group pushes to have Des Moines elementary school named historic landmark
Group pushes to have Des Moines elementary school named historic landmark ...
This Is Iowa: Fielding basketball teams is a source of pride for Iowa's smallest school district
In an age of school consolidation in many small Iowa districts, the state’s smallest public high school is determined to adapt, survive and keep offering its 104 students opportunities that kids in ...
Ex-church to become home for nonprofit serving refugee children in Des Moines
An empty church on the doorstep of Des Moines' East High School will become home for an after-school program aimed at ...
SJSD begins sidewalk project
Two School District elementary schools are expected to receive sidewalk improvements. To keep students safe, Pickett and Parkway elementary school will see new and repaired sidewalks. The District is ...
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In Iowa's farm country, small towns rally around a native son in football's biggest game
In the farm town where Cooper DeJean drew up football plays in elementary school and taught classmates to run them at recess, ...
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Des Moines metro schools closing early to get students home before ice storm
Some schools around the Des Moines metro are releasing students early from class due to potential freezing rain. While Iowa ... Elementary schools dismissed at 12:35 p.m. Middle school dismissed ...
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What if ICE agents come knocking at schools? What Des Moines metro districts say they'll do
Schools in Iowa and across the country are working ... agents to carry out immigration arrests in schools. In the Des Moines metro, school districts including Ankeny, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des ...
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Bill regarding cell phone use in school advances out of subcommittee
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) -- Iowa lawmakers are moving forward with the governor's bill to limit cell phone use at school. This bill would require all school districts in Iowa to implement a baseline ...
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New tradition begins at elementary school
A new tradition began at St. Joseph Elementary School last week. Kindergarten teachers Sarah Hefley and Lily Strack, along with cheerleader sponsors Audrey Elsinger, Kim Nutt and senior class ...
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Longest-serving Des Moines Area Community College president to step down in December
Denson surpassed the 20-year record of predecessor Joseph Borgen in December 2023 ... at DMACC Urban Campus in Des Moines, Iowa. Previously president of Northeast Iowa Community College, Denson ...