Ellie Duong is only a high school sophomore but her artwork will soon be on public display all over the city. Artwork that she actually created as a 9th grader will leave a lasting mark on her hometown. Last year …

Connie Boesen is that rarest of birds, a public servant with no selfish strings attached to her service. She won’t razzle-dazzle you with eloquent rhetoric or outsmart opponents of her causes with fancy finesse moves. But whenever, wherever, …

The yearlong countdown is over and this morning DMPS student test pilots begin taking off on their missions of more than 2,400 AP exams in the next two weeks. It’s not rocket science, just 31 other disciplines ranging …

Summer is just weeks away, and that will mean more kids outside riding bikes. The Walnut Street School staff, Parent Teacher Organization and Bike World teamed up to make summer a little safer for their kindergarten class. Each …

One year ago Read to Succeed was launched, a partnership between public schools and the United Way of Central Iowa with the objective of raising reading proficiency among 3rd graders from 75% to 90% by 2020. Thursday morning the …