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CO Springs Board of Education Candidates Running on Trans Sports Bans

Heidi Beedle·June 18, 2025

Colorado Republicans held a town hall Saturday for El Paso County board of education candidates. The candidates for the ostensibly nonpartisan seats in Colorado Springs School District 11, District 49, and Academy School District 20 were joined by Colorado House Minority Leader Rep. Rose Pugliese (R-El Paso County), U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO), and Colorado GOP Chair Brita Horn. The primary focus of all candidates was policies banning transgender athletes from competing in sports associated with their chosen gender.

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‘State of Education’ Forum Discusses Problems with Public Education

Heidi Beedle·February 11, 2025

Colorado Board of Education Commissioner Steve Durham, Academy School District 20 Board member Aaron Salt, and Colorado Springs School District 11 Board member Lauren Nelson spoke at Engage the Rockies’ “State of Education” event at Library 21c in Colorado Springs this week.

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Former State Senate Candidate Varela Appointed to CO Board of Education

Heidi Beedle·January 17, 2023

A Republican vacancy committee has appointed Stephen Varela to replace Joyce Rankin on the Colorado Board of Education, according to a spokesperson from the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

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In Transphobic Email, Ganahl Falsely Claims CO School Board Adopted Policies Without Public Input

Michael Lund·January 21, 2022

In a transphobic fundraising email to supporters, Heidi Ganahl, the Republican frontrunner in this year’s race for Colorado governor, falsely claims that an Adams County school district instituted policies, allowing high school students to stipulate their gender at school, “without being voted on or put on the agenda for public notice and comment.”

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