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Priscilla Rahn

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Denver, Colorado

Priscilla Rahn is a master educator with over 32 years of classroom experience, author of "Restoring Education in America," and host of a KLTT 670 AM radio show. She is Colorado's first National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescent/Young Adult Music.

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Priscilla Rahn is a master educator, national speaker, author, and advocate for educational excellence with over 32 years of experience as a teacher, evaluator, coach, and principal. She is Colorado's first National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescent/Young Adult Music and recipient of the Harriet Tubman "Moses" Teacher of the Year Award.

Rahn's personal story reflects her deep commitment to education and freedom. Her mother escaped from North Korea, and her father is a Korean War survivor and Vietnam veteran. Born in New York City and a graduate of Killeen High School in Texas, she holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Texas Christian University, a Master's degree in Education Administration and Supervision from the University of Phoenix, and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Aspen Theological Seminary. She completed Harvard University's Strategy Execution for Public Leadership course.

Throughout her career, Rahn has taught at multiple schools including Endeavor Public Schools and has worked with Colorado Christian University's School of Education. She combines classroom experience with leadership, having served as a principal and teacher evaluator. Her education reform work focuses on closing the achievement gap, restoring character, and creating opportunity in America's schools.

Rahn has been active in Colorado politics, serving as Vice Chair of the Colorado Republican Party. She ran as a candidate for CU Regent representing Congressional District 6 in 2020, competed for the State Senate District 30 vacancy in 2025, and has been a candidate for Douglas County Home Rule Charter Commissioner.

In 2025, Rahn published "Restoring Education in America," a book providing tools for teachers to transform public education. She hosts a radio show on KLTT 670 AM and has appeared on national media outlets including Fox News, Sky News Arabia, and CBS4. She has been a contributor to RedState's "Red and Black Show."

Rahn has appeared on the Kim Monson Show nine times since 2020, discussing education reform, school choice, parental rights, COVID school closures, and her various candidacies. She brings a values-driven perspective rooted in faith and frontline classroom experience to her advocacy work.

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Episodes

18 appearances

June 18, 2026

How Engaged Citizens Uphold Individual Rights and Limited Government

Civic Engagement & Grassroots

Liberty Toastmasters on engaged citizenship, Karen Gordey on Lakewood's zoning fight, Priscilla Rahn on Excalibur Classical Academy, Pat Miller's run for State Senate, and a Communist Manifesto book review. June 18, 2026.

“You cannot wait for the public education system to get their act together.”

1:03:28 – 1:09:21

Segment

June 9, 2026

An Independent Path for Colorado and the Lessons of the Founding

Civic Engagement & Grassroots

Greg Lopez and Taralyn Romero make an Independent bid for governor and Rob Natelson examines the Declaration on the Kim Monson Show, June 9, 2026.

“Our school is going to have no to very low technology. Our students will not be on iPads and cell phones. They'll have books and they'll be writing.”

14:27 – 19:43

Segment

June 2, 2026

Shifting Vote Totals, Data Center Power Demands, and Reclaiming Self-Government

Climate Policy & "Green" Mandates

Peter Bernegger on shifting ballot totals, Daniel Turner on data centers and energy, Priscilla Rahn on Excalibur Academy, Jon Boesen on workers' comp. Kim Monson Show, June 2, 2026.

“That's why it's important for parents, if they can pull their kids out of public school, homeschool them, or find a really strong private school that's going to partner with them, that's something that you can do immediately.”

8:25 – 16:50

Segment

May 26, 2026

Education Choice, China Myths, and the Cost of Government Overreach

Crime, Policing & Public Safety

Priscilla Rahn on Excalibur Academy, Helen Raleigh on the Trump-Xi summit, Jon Boesen on downtown Denver, Susan Kochevar on taxes. May 26, 2026.

“And so we've got to save as many children as we can.”

8:16 – 16:09

Segment

May 19, 2026

Special Deals, the Energy Land Grab, and Foreign Student Work Program Fraud

Climate Policy & "Green" Mandates

Special government deals, the energy land grab with Virginia Macha, and student-visa fraud with Nathan Worcester on the Kim Monson Show for May 19, 2026.

“We just want parents to know that our school is about God and country, and our mission and vision is restoring America's heritage by developing servant leaders.”

9:08 – 17:30

Segment

May 12, 2026

Supreme Court Final Weeks, the Legislature’s Last Day, and a Prairie Land Grab

Ballot Measures & TABOR

Constitutional expert previews Supreme Court term, the legislature wraps a radical session, and prairie landowners fight a transmission line. May 12, 2026.

“We want parents to come take a serious look at a classical education where their children are going to have fun and be loved and learn a lot about loving our country as well.”

7:06 – 16:23

Segment

May 5, 2026

Classical Education Returns, the SPLC Hate Group Racket, and Prairie Property Rights

Ballot Measures & TABOR

Excalibur Classical Academy launches, the SPLC's hate group racket unravels, and a Kansas transmission line tests property rights. May 5, 2026.

“Our mission and vision is restoring America's heritage by developing servant leaders who are keepers and defenders of the principles of freedom for which our founding fathers pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.”

1:14:47 – 1:39:08

Segment

October 20, 2025

Principles Over Party: Teaching Founding Values While Fighting Educational Decline

Ballot Measures & TABOR

Brad Beck, Priscilla Rahn, Ivy Lui, Susan Kochevar, and Elizabeth Taylor discuss founding principles, education reform, and free speech on October 20, 2025.

“It was birthed from the idea of with Charlie Kirk's assassination, the conversation around education and school choice and the need to debate.”

2:00 – 6:00

Segment

August 12, 2025

Reforming Education and Exposing Senior Asset Theft Schemes

Colorado Politics & Policy

Educator Priscilla Rahn discusses restoring education while Pam Long exposes senior asset theft. August 12, 2025.

“But what really makes the biggest impact is the teacher in the classroom.”

“if we don't have educators that are equipped with this knowledge, they're going to continue to pump out young people who hate our country, who don't have a future, who are going to go to college unprepared for freshman level math, who don't, you know, have an understanding of where they fit in the global market.”

2:02:00 – 2:35:00

Segment

February 17, 2025

Biden-Era Improper Payments Total $925 Billion as Legislators Silence Critics

Colorado Politics & Policy

Rachel O'Brien reveals $925 billion in improper payments; Priscilla Rahn describes free speech suppression by state legislator. February 17, 2025.

“And what Regina is actually doing as an elected official is supporting the erosion of free speech.”

“You can go talk about it in your silo, but don't come to my public Facebook page because it's not private.”

“If she's going to engage in this experiment of democracy, then representatives are going to have to engage with ideas so we the people can govern ourselves.”

17:39 – 30:15

Segment

January 3, 2025

Constitutional Law, Government Efficiency, and Education Reform

Colorado Politics & Policy

“So we need someone with fresh energy, someone who wants to be down at the Capitol, who'll go down there and filibuster at the well till midnight, one o'clockin the morning if necessary.”

“In addition, I want to make sure parents know what's going on with their kids at school.”

1:45:54 – 1:52:27

Segment

June 16, 2021

University Vaccine Mandates and Protecting Children from Abuse

CU Regent Chance Hill opposes vaccine mandates while Colorado GOP Vice Chair Priscilla Rahn addresses school board abuse allegations on June 16, 2021.

“The number one responsibility we have besides educating children is keeping them safe. And so we need to do all we can. We're, as educators and employees of a district, we're mandatory reporters.”

46:42 – 54:50

Segment

March 24, 2021

The Boston Campaign and Colorado’s Assault on Small Business

Civic Engagement & Grassroots

Kim Monson examines Colorado's anti-business legislation with Priscilla Rahn on GOP leadership, while Ben Martin details the Revolutionary War's Boston campaign on March 24, 2021.

“I'm a Frederick Douglass Republican and that I stand for the life empowering values of Frederick Douglass.”

8:25 – 12:42

Segment

December 2, 2020

Election Fraud Claims and Boulder County Voting Concerns

Colorado Politics & Policy

Patti Kurgan, Theresa Watson, and Priscilla Rahn discuss election fraud, Boulder County voting, and COVID school closures on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

“We have students who are experiencing depression.”

33:03 – 55:56

Segment

August 21, 2020

Freedom Versus Force: Grassroots Activism and the Case for In-Person Learning

Civic Engagement & Grassroots

Freedom versus force examined with I'm a Trumpster creators, teacher Priscilla Rahn, and Liberty Toastmasters. August 21, 2020.

“You know, we are seeing that the longer children are out of school, they start to lose the previous learning. And then you start to see the disparity more in education, opportunities, and learning.”

15:43 – 19:32

Segment

January 23, 2020

Colorado Debates Wolf Reintroduction and Higher Education Governance

Ballot Measures & TABOR

CU Regent candidate Priscilla Rahn on education reform, Rick Enstrom on gray wolf reintroduction ballot initiative. January 23, 2020.

“Any child should be able to go to a college campus and not feel intimidated to profess their beliefs, their faith.”

15:46 – 25:26

Segment

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