Education

Higher education fails to provide students “good value” for the money they and their families spend, more than half of U.S. adults said in a survey, Bloomberg reported.

The debate over higher education’s value “has …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Government Policy Council and Young Professionals Connection (YPC) will again join the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute (GDMLI) to host a public service academy for Central Iowans interested in running …

Children and Family Urban Ministries (CFUM) announced Tuesday that it received a grant of $30,000 from the Nationwide Foundation. The grant will be used for literacy-based after-school and school-break programs provided for students attending the …

Richard Lapchick, an internationally recognized expert on ethics and sports, will deliver a presentation on the nature of global citizenship to the Drake University football team at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Drake University’s Bulldog Theater …

Oakridge Neighborhood, which recently completed a $30 million structural upgrade and remodel of its 42-year-old housing stock, is launching Opportunity Knocks, an event Aug. 5-6 that invites businesses and designers to help make over, decorate …

Phil Roeder has been hired as director of community relations and legislative liaison for the Des Moines Independent Community School District, Superintendent Nancy Sebring said today in a news release. Roeder served as the district’s …

The slow pace of downsizing continued in April, as employers announced plans to cut 36,490 jobs from their payrolls during the month, 12 percent fewer than the 41,528 job cuts announced the previous month, according …

Dr. John Crompton, distinguished professor of recreation, park and tourism sciences at Texas A&M University, will be the guest speaker for two public programs hosted by the Friends of Des Moines Parks this week.

Crompton …