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Link copied to clipboard Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press April 19, 2021 (Clockwise left to right) Detroit Police Department Neighborhood Police Officers Marcia Williams, Dan Robinson and Eric Hill gather with Sergeant Charles Spruce before handing out gun safety information and gun locks while going door-to-door along Fenelon Street on Detroit's east side on Thursday, March 25, 2021.Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press On a recent warm sunny Thursday morning in March, Officer Barren Coleman was at one of his usual stops, a Citgo gas station on West McNichols and the Southfield service drive.  ...

Preschool School Board Vice Chair Rob Barron asked Superintendent Tom Ahart to reassure the public that the district would be able to accommodate a possible increase in incoming preschool students next year. Des Moines Public Schools, like districts across the country, saw a drop in preschool students during the 2020-21 school year because many families chose to keep younger children at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. School officials are expecting a reduction in overall aid because of the enrollment drop of about 1,000 students across the district this year.  Ahart explained the di...

Des Moines superintendent could lose license after he kept students learning online during COVID-19 Samantha Hernandez, Des Moines Register Watch: Gov. Reynolds signs bill requiring schools to offer 100% in-person learning Replay Video UP NEXT The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners could strip Des Moines Superintendent Tom Ahart of his administrator's license following several complaints about the district's online learning. The complaints stem from Des Moines school officials' decision to keep Des Moines Public Schools' more than 31,000 students learning online for the fi...

DES MOINES - A decision by the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district to stick with remote learning in the midst of a pandemic could end up costing him his job.

The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners could strip Des Moines Superintendent Tom Ahart of his administrator's license following several complaints about the district's online learning. The complaints stem from Des Moines school officials' decision to keep Des Moines Public Schools' more than 31,000 students learning online for the first two weeks of the school year as the coronavirus was ripping through the state. The complaints were filed with the Board of Educational Examiners against Ahart on Sept. 30 and Oct. 21, the notice of hearing and statement of charges dated Feb. 3 states. ...