2021
- Some predicted conservatives would sweep Colorado school board races this year. The election results are more complicated
- “Overall, candidates backed by teachers’ associations won in many large districts — Denver, Jefferson County, Cherry Creek, Durango and the Poudre School District in the Fort Collins area — while candidates backed by conservative groups ousted incumbents in several Colorado Springs districts, Douglas County, the Greeley Evans School District 6, as well as some smaller districts.”
- Some predicted conservatives would sweep Colorado school board races this year. The election results are more complicated
2023
March 2023
- Group protests outside Greeley-Evans School District 6 board members’ church, demanding removal of ‘pornography’ from school libraries | The NoCo Optimist
- “Protestors held signs with messages such as ‘stop sexually grooming kids,’ ‘I have a dream that schools teach facts, not feelings,’ and ‘pride before destruction, remove porn from D6 instruction,’ ‘stop CRT,‘ and ‘boycott the gov’t schools.”
- At least one protestor, Sonia Miller, yelled into a megaphone that Mathews condones pornography in school. The group regularly shows up at school board meetings demanding that various books be pulled from libraries, but this time it upped the ante.
May 2023
- Greeley-Evans school board 2023 election: Very early fundraising numbers
- Just three of the seven declared candidates had fundraising figures to report, and the majority of the money came from outside Greeley and Evans.
- New Pride event planned in Greeley after High Plains Library District canceled event
- A new event celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community will take place this summer following the High Plains Library District’s decision to cancel its Popup Pride Celebration.
June 2023
- In final meeting of school year, District 6 Board of Education upholds recommendations on two more challenged books | Greeley Tribune
- For the fourth time in four months, the Greeley-Evans School District Board of Education upheld recommendations on challenged books — again showing support for the superintendent and a district book review committee while again drawing anger from a district resident.
- The board of education Monday evening backed the recommendations of Superintendent Deirdre Pilch and the 23-person book review committee on two works, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” and “The Kite Runner.”
- The board previously heard appeals on “Beloved” by Toni Morrison and “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie. In both cases, the board upheld the recommendations of the book review committee and Pilch’s evaluations of the rulings.
Oct. 2023
- Religious extremist group meddles in Greeley-Evans school board race
- A Woodland Park-based evangelical Christian group associated with Charis Bible College has begun to meddle in the school board race for Greeley-Evans District 6, just days before ballots are set to be mailed to voters.
- On Oct. 11, Sherrie Peif, a blogger employed by the Denver-based libertarian think tank The Independence Institute, posted to a Weld County Republican group on Facebook an “Election Guide” apparently produced by the Truth & Liberty Coalition. The guide includes responses to conservative hot-button questions from all seven candidates for the D6 school board.
- Weld Republicans funnel money through Windsor nonprofit to influence Greeley-Evans school board election
- The Weld County Republican Central Committee on Sept. 18 cut a check for $5,000 to Windsor-based 501(c)4 nonprofit NOCO Reboot “for candidate advertising for (the) District 6 school board election,” according to documents filed with the Colorado Secretary of State.
- Political and religious influences amplify in some Colorado school board races, as focus shifts away from students
- This election cycle, dozens of other school boards — Adams 12, Brighton 27J, Greeley-Evans 6, Pueblo 60, Thompson, Buena Vista, Cañon City, among others — have candidates who say parents don’t have enough control in schools, harbor suspicions about what’s taught, and who’ve made their opinions known about topics like transgender youth in a voter guide sent to Colorado churches to help citizens “vote according to biblical values.”
- As Colorado school boards become more politicized, here are the district elections to watch this fall
- In the Greeley-Evans 6 district however, seven candidates are running to fill three seats. Two of the candidates have been active in trying to get books banned, and their registered agent is an officer with Greeley Republican Women. It’s difficult to assess how widespread their support is, as some media reports show it is a small, vocal minority that supports such bans. A Greeley Tribune analysis found that the number of people filing complaints about books in Greeley-Evans schools was less than 1 percent of voters who participated in the last election on a school-related issue, and most had no children in the schools.
Nov. 2023
- Greeley, Evans voters reject extremist candidates | The Greeley Gadfly
- “Voters in Tuesday’s election sent a resounding message to extremists in our midst: We don’t want you in power here.“
- Group protests outside Greeley-Evans School District 6 board members’ church, demanding removal of ‘pornography’ from school libraries | The NoCo Optimist
2024
March 2024
- Greeley-Evans District 6 Board of Education votes 5-1 to keep book on shelves after review | Greeley Tribune
- “Despite an appeal from one community member, the majority of the Greeley-Evans Board of Education voted at Monday’s board meeting to uphold the District 6 Book Review Committee and the superintendent’s recommendation to keep “The God of Small Things” without any restrictions.“
- Greeley-Evans District 6 Board of Education votes 5-1 to keep book on shelves after review | Greeley Tribune
2025
March 2025
- Michael Mathews plans to step down as Greeley-Evans District-6 Board President Months before Term Expires | Greeley Tribune
Sept. 2025
- Trump Admin. Cancels Dozens More Grants, Hitting Civics, Arts, and Higher Ed. | Ed Week
- That’s the case for Alma Olivas, coordinator of the GEAR UP program for the Greeley-Evans Weld County school district in Colorado. Olivas’s district is in the middle of a seven-year federal grant that pays her salary and supports a program that helps 2,400 middle and high school students stay on track for pursuing higher education.Some of Olivas’s fellow GEAR UP grantees have already heard that their awards for the upcoming fiscal year have been canceled. As of Sept. 16, however, the department hasn’t told Olivas either way what to expect on Oct. 1.“It’s just been a roller coaster,” Olivas said. “At this point, my priority is working with our students. We’re trying to make it the best for them. If funding is eliminated, we’ll figure it out once they tell us.”
Nov. 2025
- Greeley-Evans School District 6 extends superintendent’s contract | Greeley Tribune
2025 School Board Election
- Roggy, Bentley, Edmunds and Lemos-Garcia elected to District 6 board | Greeley Tribune
2026
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