Author: Nick Sullivan
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Academy District 20 candidates diverge on book removals, inclusivity, security
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Academy School District 20 board of education candidates offered different perspectives on book removals, school safety and inclusivity during Tuesday night’s candidate forum. The slate includes four candidates vying for two open seats on the five-person board. Incumbents Heather Cloninger and Will Temby attempt to retain their spots over newcomers Amy Shandy and Derrick Wilburn.…
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Board candidates fight for the future of Woodland Park School District — in separate forums
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Attempts failed at hosting a Woodland Park School District RE-2 forum featuring all board candidates together, leading to two separate events Monday evening for one of the region’s most contentious races. Two slates of candidates – the incumbents and their challengers – offered dramatically divergent visions for the district’s future. Three of five seats are…
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Court rules against former Pikes Pike area board member seeking election
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A court on Wednesday dismissed a former School District 49 board member’s claims that she was wrongfully excluded from the November election ballot, ruling in favor of the district’s designated election official who disqualified the candidate. As a result, Ivy Liu will not appear on this year’s ballot and is not eligible for election. “We…
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Daniels Fund now accepting Class of 2024 scholarship applicants
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Applications are now open for the prestigious Daniels Scholarship Program. Each year the Daniels Fund awards outstanding students from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming with scholarships to any two- or four-year nonprofit, accredited college or university in the country. Depending on a student’s choice of school, those scholarships could cover all associated costs. Selected…
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School District 49 board candidates share desire for civility during student-led forum
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Four of this year’s six School District 49 board candidates discussed a return to civility and the place of social-emotional learning in the classroom during Monday night’s first-ever Student Board of Representatives candidate forum. Though open to the community, the forum was run by and for district students, with high school students choosing the topics…
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Pikes Peak-region school district board member removed, ruled ineligible for reelection
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After a 2½-year stint of bitter infighting, calls for resignation and voting against the grain, Ivy Liu is no longer a School District 49 board member. D-49’s legal counsel cited her recent move outside of her director district as reason for her ouster and said she is ineligible for reelection because her candidate petition failed…
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Colorado Springs school districts accredited with distinction, low-performing school watch list changes under annual performance ratings
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Preliminary performance frameworks released Tuesday suggest positive momentum in schools and districts across the state, with the Colorado Springs area slightly trailing in its improvement. Ratings followed a similar trend to state test scores released earlier this month. The Colorado Department of Education reports a greater percentage of schools and districts earned higher marks than…
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Polis visits Colorado Springs District 11 amid mixed universal preschool reception
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Gov. Jared Polis visited Colorado Springs classrooms on Tuesday in celebration of the state’s universal preschool rollout this month. Polis has touted universal preschool as a way of breaking down barriers for low-income families who otherwise might struggle to afford early childhood education. More than 37,000 4-year-olds have enrolled statewide, about 4,500 of which are…
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Colorado education leaders, districts sue the state over troubled universal preschool program rollout
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A half-dozen Colorado school districts and two education groups sued the state Thursday over its freshly implemented free universal preschool program, alleging the state walked back key promises and that deficiencies in the application process disproportionately harm low-income families and students with disabilities. Colorado Springs’ Harrison School District 2 is among the slate of districts…
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Teachers union sues Woodland Park School District RE-2 for alleged free speech violations
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The Colorado state teachers union and its Woodland Park affiliate are suing the Woodland Park School District and board of education for allegedly violating teachers’ First Amendment rights to free speech and free association. The federal lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges brought against the district this summer. In February, Woodland…
