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Monte Whaley
Monte Whaley is a former Denver Post reporter.
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Denver Public Schools to hold community session with superintendent candidate
Denver Public Schools is hosting a community meeting Tuesday at George Washington High School for the public, parents and students to ask questions of superintendent candidate Susana Cordova.

Colorado flu season picking up steam, but it’s too early to say if it will match 2017 in severity
Health experts are not sure if the new flu season will be like last year's record-breaking outbreak. But they are sure Coloradans can no longer delay getting their flu shots....

Struggling Adams 14 bleeds students and teachers, but some remain to help improve school district
In 2017 alone, 30 percent of students living within Adams 14's boundaries transferred to different districts, and more than half of the principal jobs in the district's schools turned over.

CU Denver looks at culture of its business school after dean resigns
University of Colorado Denver is using an outside human resources consultant to review the working environment of its business school over concerns about the school's culture.

Winds hit Front Range while snow showers produce slick roads in the mountains
A strong winter storm is sweeping through Colorado today producing gusty winds along the Front Range, slick roads on the northeast corner the state and up to six inches of...

Susana Cordova named sole finalist for Denver Public Schools superintendent
The Denver school board Thursday selected Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova as the sole finalist for the job to succeed longtime Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boarsberg, who left the the...

Colorado strips most control of troubled Adams 14 district from local school board in unprecedented takeover
In an unprecedented move, the Colorado State Board of Education decided Tuesday to wrest most control of Commerce City's struggling Adams 14 School District away from its local school board and turn...

I-70 road closures piling up as snow and cold blankets the mountain corridor
Road closures on the Interstate 70 mountain corridor is making travel difficult Saturday afternoon due to major crashes and miserable road conditions, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Denver Police investigate fatal early morning crash at Santa Fe Drive
Denver Police are investigating a deadly crash early Saturday morning that shut down north and southbound lanes of Santa Fe Drive for several hours.

Iowa man, daughter killed in Fort Collins crash on Thanksgiving
A 55-year-old Cedar Rapids, Iowa man and his 38-year-old daughter have been identified as the victims of a deadly vehicle crash Thanksgiving morning in Fort Collins that led to the...