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Ron Feemster

Ron Feemster is a journalism professor at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. His byline has appeared in more than 30 publications in 30 years, from specialized education and housing quarterlies to the New York Times. He has covered topics ranging from public housing to country music, from the pharmaceutical industry to an Indian reservation. Before joining ESU, he taught journalism in New York City, Wyoming and India.

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Atsa works on a problem set by Cheryl Williams, the math recovery specialist at Wyoming Indian Elementary School. Williams videotapes her sessions with Atsa. When she reviews the tape, she will look closely at his hands to see if he is counting on his fingers.
Posted inCommon Core, Elementary to High School, News

Innovative math program succeeds at American Indian schools, before funding is cut

Avatar photo by Ron Feemster September 1, 2015March 30, 2020

ETHETE, Wyo. — On one of the last days of school at Wyoming Indian Elementary School in the spring, Cheryl Williams is playing a game of “8-plus” with Atsa, a first grader with a round, reflective face under a fuzzy thatch of black hair. These sessions are often playtime for Atsa, but they are always […]

David Woodside, a seventh-grade math teacher at Taft Junior High in Oklahoma City, reviews a problem on the smart board.
Posted inCommon Core, Elementary to High School, News

Gone but not forgotten? Common Core lingers after Oklahoma’s repeal

Avatar photo by Ron Feemster April 13, 2015March 30, 2020
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