Author: Eric Young
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Colorado Springs D-11 board member running for state House seat
A Colorado Springs District 11 board member has thrown their hat into the ring for a seat in the state House of Representatives. A candidate affidavit and committee registration form for Jill Haffley, vice president of D-11’s Board of Education, in House District 16 were filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office on Nov.…
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Tight El Paso County school board race triggers recount in District 11
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story reported that two school board seats qualified for a mandatory recount when only a seat in Colorado Springs District 11 is up for a recount. With the 2025 coordinated elections now certified, one open seat in El Paso County school districts is heading to a recount. Colorado…
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El Paso County school districts come together to advance career education
Years of discussions and planning across El Paso County’s industries and school districts culminated Thursday afternoon during a ceremony to bolster the local workforce. Announced last year by the Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC and education nonprofit Peak Education, Innovate Pikes Peak is a collaboration designed to close skills gaps in the region by connecting…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 approves coursework for new career center
Lewis-Palmer D-38 is rounding out its career-readiness offerings for its high schoolers. D-38’s board of education approved new courses in robotics engineering and manufacturing, as well as entrepreneurship, during its regular meeting Monday night. The courses will be offered at the district’s Career and Innovation Center, which opened this fall, starting in the 2026-27 schoolyear.…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 approves coursework for new career center
Lewis-Palmer D-38 is rounding out its career-readiness offerings for its high schoolers. D-38’s board of education approved new courses in robotics engineering and manufacturing, as well as entrepreneurship, during its regular meeting Nov. 17. The courses will be offered at the district’s Career and Innovation Center, which opened this fall, starting in the 2026-27 schoolyear.…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 approves coursework for new career center
Lewis-Palmer D-38 is rounding out its career-readiness offerings for its high schoolers. D-38’s board of education approved new courses in robotics engineering and manufacturing, as well as entrepreneurship, during its regular meeting Monday night. The courses will be offered at the district’s Career and Innovation Center, which opened this fall, starting in the 2026-27 schoolyear.…
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UCCS expanding access to local high schoolers
As part of ongoing efforts to expand access to higher education, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs recently announced multiple new initiatives and expansions for more local high school students. Coinciding with the CU Board of Regents meeting on the campus on Nov. 6, UCCS announced that all Colorado students with a grade-point average of…
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WP board switch reflects statewide trend
Unlike recent school board elections in Colorado, the 2025 coordinated elections sent a clear message in favor of progressive-minded candidates. Following the initial results, the Colorado Education Association (CEA), the statewide teachers’ union, announced in a news release that over 80% of its endorsed candidates were ahead in their races across Colorado. In Teller County,…
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School board elections flip numerous seats across Colorado in favor of union-backed candidates
Unlike recent school board elections in Colorado, the 2025 coordinated elections sent a clear message in favor of progressive-minded candidates. School districts as large as Denver Public Schools and as small as Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 in the Four Corners will welcome new members backed by local teachers unions to their boards of education, who will replace…
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New bond approvals will improve aging schools across El Paso County
After years of mounting maintenance needs, district-wide upgrades are on the way for two of El Paso County’s oldest school districts. Last week, voters in Manitou Springs District 14, established in 1872, and Widefield D-3, founded in 1874, both approved new bond proposals for their aging schools in the 2025 coordinated elections. In Widefield, $88…