
Ryan Delaney
Ryan Delaney works on the Innovation Trail project - covering technology, economic development, startups and other issues relating to New York's innovation economy.
Ryan began his public radio career working for WAER in Syracuse while still in college, where his work was honored by the Syracuse Press Club. He then returned to Syracuse, N.Y. from Albany where he worked at WAMC. Prior to that, Ryan filed stories for The Allegheny Front in Pittsburgh.
His reporting has also been heard on NPR, Vermont Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio.
Ryan grew up in Burlington, Vt. He has a degree in broadcast journalism and international relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
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What started as a tense debate over whether Rockwood’s schools should reopen in person last fall has descended into schoolyard bullying among the adults.
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Community leaders have been upset with recent leadership decisions and lobbied the state board for changes.
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It’s highly likely some amount of virtual learning will be necessary next school year. But educators say their online schools are here to stay.
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St. Louis' school buildings have half as many kids in them as other big cities and school districts do.
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The bioscience-themed high school lacks permanent laboratories. But students are skeptical of moving to a new site.
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In-person classes, fans at sports games and living in the dorms will all return. But most colleges in the region are not planning to require COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Preschool enrollment in Missouri is on the upswing, but spots in free preschool centers are still hard to find.
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There's more funding available for summer learning, but schools will have to overcome exhausted staff and students to persuade them to show up this summer.
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A year after the pandemic first closed buildings, Ferguson-Florissant School District became one of the last districts to welcome students back.
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The study's findings build on prior evidence that in-person learning is safe and does not contribute to COVID-19 outbreaks when schools implement safety measures.