Des Moines Public Schools launches huge plan to reshape district. Some schools will close.
Reimagining Education aims to reshape the district over the next 10 years and is part of a larger move by officials to ...
Des Moines Public Schools to undergo overhaul, expanding preschool but closing some schools
The proposed changes include dividing the district into three regions, moving sixth-graders to elementary schools, expanding all-day preschool for 4-year-olds and creating signature schools that ...
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How Des Moines schools will use a $75,000 state grant to combat child care deserts
Nine Iowa school districts, including Des Moines Public Schools, were awarded nearly $600,000 in grant funding to support a program where students earn national credentials in childcare.
Des Moines Public Schools shares vision of the district's future with 'Reimagining Education, Reinvigorating Schools'
Des Moines Public Schools shares vision of the district's future with 'Reimagining Education, Reinvigorating Schools' ...
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Des Moines Prep to open in East Village this year. Get an early look at the charter school
Des Moines Prep, a public charter high school coming to Des Moines' East Village, is officially taking applications for classes this fall — and giving an early look at its planned facilities.
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How Des Moines schools will use a $75,000 state grant to combat child care deserts
Nine Iowa school districts, including Des Moines Public Schools, were awarded nearly $600,000 in grant funding to support a program where students earn national credentials in childcare. Gov. Kim ...
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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 to assure families they still have some protections after President Donald Trump's administration authorized federal agents to carry out immigration ...
School closures, consolidation part of Des Moines Public Schools 10-year plan
The "Reimagining Education" proposal is a 10-year plan that, among other things, includes closing some schools and ...
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What if ICE agents come knocking at schools? What Des Moines metro districts say they'll do
In the Des Moines metro, school districts including Ankeny, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines, Johnston, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines have sent out information to families as concern over ...
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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 isn't expected to be as badly hit as other areas of the country ...
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Mercy College announces plans for new nursing school
Lillis School of Nursing will replace the building on Mercy College's campus along 7th Avenue in downtown Des Moines. The previous building at the downtown Des Moines school was deemed unfit for ...
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Des Moines schools plans building closures, restructuring
Des Moines Public Schools plans to dramatically reshape over the next decade, including repurposing school buildings and ...