Tag: school board elections
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Conservative Woodland Park school board member resigns
In just over two months following the November elections that ushered in three new members to the Woodland Park RE-2 Board of Education, its longest-tenured member has stepped down. Former board President Mick Bates resigned on Jan. 7, which the board formally approved during its regular meeting on Wednesday night. He did not attend the…
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Conservative Woodland Park school board member resigns
In just over two months following the November elections that ushered in three new members to the Woodland Park RE-2 Board of Education, its longest-tenured member has stepped down. Former board President Mick Bates resigned on Jan. 7, which the board formally approved during its regular meeting on Wednesday night. He did not attend the…
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Neck-and-neck school board races could yield ideological shifts in El Paso County
As coordinated elections across Colorado and the country saw decidedly blue waves, school board elections in the Pikes Peak region could see their own splashes. While the totals from the 2025 elections have yet to be finalized, they could potentially mark a shift in technically nonpartisan elections that have favored conservative-leaning candidates in recent years.…
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Early results report one D-49 school board incumbent re-elected, Academy D-20 and Colorado Springs D-11 to welcome three new members
The conservative trend among locally elected school board members in some school districts has stalled in some cases and continued in others, according to early election results. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, ideologically driven campaigns and candidates have persisted in local school board elections, with recent top-of-mind topics including the rights of students based on their…
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Cheyenne Mountain school board candidates discuss AI, student mental health at forum
With two seats up for Cheyenne Mountain D-12 Board of Education this November, the four candidates came together for a forum at Cheyenne Mountain High School to answer community members’ questions Thursday night. Janna Blanter, Kara Mehall, Jessica Lehman and David Schulz are all looking to succeed outgoing Vice President Nissa Steinhour and Treasurer Randy…
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Voter Guide: Pikes Peak Region school board elections
Term limits are up across many of Colorado Springs’ larger school districts, so big changes could be coming to local education’s leadership following the November coordinated election. Candidates are vying for multiple seats in Colorado Springs D-11 and Academy D-20. Meanwhile, a lack of candidates in Harrison D-2 and Fountain-Fort Carson means those districts have…
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D-11 and teachers union prepping for one-day strike
Years of building tension between Colorado Springs School District 11’s leadership and its teachers’ union may reach its climax this week through a one-day strike set to take place throughout the district and its schools. On Oct. 8, teachers, families and community supporters will gather outside of D-11 schools in the morning before speaking with…
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School District 49 candidates discuss parental rights, mental health and recent actions at student-led forum
Two fresh faces and a familiar one are challenging two incumbents for seats on the School District 49 Board of Education in November. The five candidates came together for a forum at the school district’s Creekside Success Center to field questions from the community on Wednesday night. Board President Lori Thompson and Chris Harrell are…
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D-11 school board candidates share their priorities at public forum
The end goals for Colorado Springs D-11’s school board candidates, broadly speaking, are somewhat consistent: higher student achievement, greater transparency with the public and supporting teachers and staff. How to go about doing so is where their visions differ. Six of the seven candidates vying for the school district’s three open board seats discussed how…
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Candidates state their case for joining Academy D-20 board
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a correction. Academy D-20 has not had an auto-pedestrian crash fatality involving a D-20 student as claimed by a school board candidate. School board candidates for Academy District 20 fielded questions ranging from future facility needs to recent board actions during a public forum held at Liberty…