ethics – TechTied

241 Teachers Lose Jobs

July 25, 2010 Jon Zurfluh

Michelle Rhee announced this week the firing of 241 teachers as part of the ongoing implementation of a broad based reform movement (IMPACT) that she undertook just a short time ago. This program is not new content and is ultimately based on work by Marzano and Waters (2009 and prior) that connects the essence of […]

Anatomy of trust…

November 5, 2009 Jon Zurfluh

This has been a busy week in University Place. Two events have shaken this community in recent days and both times I found myself on television as a bystander while events unfolded. The first was a city council meeting where parents and students showed up in large numbers after being convinced that the youth sports […]

The Real Crisis

February 16, 2009 Jon Zurfluh