Tag: school board elections
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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…
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2025 Election preview: A look at open school board seats in El Paso and Teller County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save November will see a number of local board of education seats up for this year’s coordinated election in the Pikes Peak region. School board elections in Colorado are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November on odd-numbered years. Board members are…