Education and general assignment reporter
Monte Whaley
Monte Whaley is a former Denver Post reporter.
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Colorado looks to stem teacher shortage through mentoring programs, new CU admission guarantee
New and older programs are being used to tackle Colorado's teacher shortage. One includes the University of Colorado Boulder offering guaranteed admission to high schoolers who study education.

Supposedly beaten Jeffco school bond issue is now winning
Measure 5B, which was losing by more than 9,000 votes Election Night, is now winning by 1,170 votes after the latest tally on Friday. The official count is ]148,488 voting...

Winter to hit Denver and the mountains hard tonight and through Sunday
A hard shot of winter is expected to hit Colorado late Saturday afternoon bringing widespread snow to the mountains, foothills and eastern plains through Sunday, according to the National Weather...

Back from the dead? Written-off Jeffco school bond issue now trails by just 248 votes with 10K more to count
The Jefferson County school bond measure, once written off as defeated, was behind by just 248 votes as of Friday morning, with as many as 10,000 votes still to be...

Colorado educators look to governor, legislature after rejection of $1.6 billion school funding measure
The solid rejection of Amendment 73, the statewide tax measure that would have raised $1.6 billion annually for Colorado's schools, is forcing educators to look to the governor-elect and state...

Colorado Amendment 73: Voters reject $1.6 billion school tax measure
Colorado voters Tuesday night were on their way to rejecting a massive infusion of funding for schools statewide to deal with enrollment surges and funding cuts.

Native American summit calls for bison to return to reservation lands
Leaders from some 40 Native-American tribes along with their supporters sang and prayed on the wind-swept grasses of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Saturday to marshal unseen and...

Winter weather pounds mountains today; light rain and snow for Denver
Winter weather descends on Colorado's northern and central mountains Saturday with snow becoming heavy at times. The snow and wind will produce white out conditions near the passes and exposed...

“New wave” of politically inspired educators taking cue from Colorado’s spring walkouts over teacher pay
Democrats are counting on Colorado educators who were politically invigorated by last spring's teacher walkouts to help push through a major statewide tax increase for schools and usher candidates from within...

Support for Colorado’s multilingual students lagging in many schools, new report finds
Lakewood's Bear Creek High School supports its emerging multilingual students in reaching high academic skills, though other Colorado schools are falling short in serving one of the fastest growing student...