Colorado looks to stem teacher shortage through mentoring programs, new CU admission guarantee

The Denver Post: Leah Silverstone doesn’t hold back when talking to her high-energy protege, Arvada West senior Amanda Erholm, about the rigors and pitfalls of teaching.

“I am honest as I can be about teaching,” said Silverstone, who is starting her ninth year in the classroom, seven of those at Fremont Elementary School in Jefferson County. “I feel I have to be. It’s tough some days and there is so much burnout in teaching. I try to give her the big picture, which is a lot of good and sometimes some bad.”

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