Steven Yoder

Selected Recent Articles

	One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well USA Today, MinnPost, and Chalkbeat, 1/2/25
	New York Tackles Racial Disproportionality in Juvenile Justice Decisions The Imprint, 11/14/24
	How the $20 Minimum Wage Is Playing Out Comstock’s Magazine, 10/28/24
	Class Action Lawsuit Alleges NYC Police Illegally Share Sealed Juvenile Arrest Records The Imprint, 9/3/24
	Three Years After Rochester Police Pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old, Here’s What’s Changed — And What Hasn’t The Imprint, 8/27/24
	Math is tripping up community college students. Some schools are trying something new USA Today and The Hechinger Report (long version), 6/24/24
	How Some New York Counties Make Sure Children in Foster Care Stay With Family The Imprint, 5/29/24
	New York Set Out to Keep Half of All Foster Youth With Family. Some Counties Still Fall Far Short of That Urgent Goal. The Imprint, 5/28/24
	Inside Vermont’s Radical Approach to Helping the Formerly Incarcerated Succeed The Appeal, 5/28/24
	Eliminating advanced math ‘tracks’ often prompts outrage. Some districts buck the trend The Hechinger Report and KQED’s MindShift, 4/17/24

Steven Yoder

A writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, I’ve written for Salon, The American Prospect, Good, Men's Health, The Fiscal Times, and others—my work also has been picked up by many outlets, including The Huffington Post, MSN Money, and The Week.

While my focus is domestic policy--particularly criminal justice, immigration, and youth policy--I also write about real estate, business, and a range of topics from how to manage a brain freeze to whether people can be happier after getting fired and how much truth there is on consumer complaint websites. Though a journalist first, I also write winning contract proposals and have 20 years of experience as a managing editor, substantive editor, and copy editor. Member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Writers Union.
Contact

steven@stevenyoder.net