This story also appeared in KUER TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — In an elementary school classroom just outside Salt Lake City, Clarence Ames warmed up an audience of 15 parents, their young children sitting beside them. “Has anybody here ever heard or said, ‘I’m not a math person?’” asked Ames, who leads research and implementation for the […]
Steven Yoder
Steven Yoder is a freelance journalist who covers education, criminal justice, business, and more. He is based in Woodstock, New York. His work has appeared in The American Prospect, Salon, Reason, VICE and The Washington Post, as well as in The Hechinger Report.

