Des Moines Schools is closing Smouse Opportunity School and merging its special education programs with Ruby Van Meter next school year. The change will save an estimated $550,000 a year. The Smouse ...

Can the color of light in a classroom help students learn? The Des Moines School District is going to find out.Watch videoAt Ruby Van Meter School in Des Moines, the constant buzz of fluorescent ...

27,121 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?27,121 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?

Teachers at Des Moines Public Schools and an East High student turned to some new technology to create a specially designed milk carton holder for a student at Ruby Van Meter. Jess Borysiewicz, an ...

WEBVTT IS GOING TO FIND OUT. KCCI'S MARK TAUSCHECK SHOWS US HOW. MARK: HERE AT RUBY VAN METER SCHOOL IN DES MOINES, THAT CONSTANT BUZZ OF FLOURESCENT LIGHTING IS GONE. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY LIGHTING ...