Ryan Delaney
Education ReporterRyan was a reporter on the education desk at St. Louis Public Radio, covering both higher education and the many school districts in the St. Louis region.
He has previously reported for public radio stations WFYI in Indianapolis and WRVO in upstate New York. He began his journalism career working part time for WAER while attending Syracuse University. He's won multiple reporting awards and his work, which has aired on NPR, The Takeaway and WGBH's Innovation Hub. Having grown up in Burlington, Vt., he often spends time being in the woods hiking, camping, and skiing.
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Coronavirus cases are leveling off at most colleges and universities in the St. Louis region after several reported spikes following winter breaks. But St. Louis University is telling students to stop partying.
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The school board's resolution asks for no openings of any public schools until a comprehensive strategy on public education in the city is created. It’s also symbolic.
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An uprising and protest at St. Louis’ downtown jail this weekend is leading activists and public officials to two different conclusions when it comes to the city’s other and more notorious jail known as the Workhouse.
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Humanities and liberal arts majors are in the crosshairs, as colleges focus on programs that are in greater demand and generate more revenue.
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Schools all over the world have tried different ways to keep kids learning this school year — and then tried again. The experiences show that, in a sense, there were no good options during a global pandemic, only trial and error.
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Increased recruitment, pay incentives and easing of certification requirements have helped fill the substitute teacher pool, but there remains a shortage of subs willing and ready to go into classrooms, especially during a pandemic.
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Germany’s ability to combat extremism has been praised. But it's also being tested. Does it still offer lessons for the U.S. following the Capitol riot?
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The school board voted 4-3 to close a smaller list of schools than it considered late last year.
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St. Louis Public Schools parents will learn Tuesday evening if efforts over the past month to save 11 schools in the city from closing were successful.
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Several first-year teachers are documenting the start of their career as educators in audio diaries for St. Louis Public Radio.
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Vandals spray-painted racist messages on the outside of three Kirkwood schools Wednesday, the latest in a string of racial incidents in recent years in St. Louis County school districts.
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Colleges and universities in the St. Louis area tried to adapt the college experience to make it resemble a normal school year during a pandemic. But not everything was easily replicated.