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Garrett Baylor Stell

Education correspondent

Garrett Stell is education correspondent at The Herald. Originally from North Carolina, he has a special interest in rural education issues, higher education and further education.

Latest articles from Garrett Baylor Stell

Outdoor and specialist education courses at the University of Edinburgh are set to be taught out. Staff question where the provision will go.

Outdoor and specialist education courses at the University of Edinburgh are set to be taught out. Staff question where the provision will go.

Course closures raise questions about pipeline for 'vital real-world expertise'

University of the West of Scotland and New College Lanarkshire's Undergraduate School has given students opportunities to pursue degrees with college and university resources.

University of the West of Scotland and New College Lanarkshire's Undergraduate School has given students opportunities to pursue degrees with college and university resources.

Partnership brings university and college closer than ever

The incoming chair of the Scottish Library and Information Council said the sector could benefit from more diverse datasets to highlight its contributions.

The incoming chair of the Scottish Library and Information Council said the sector could benefit from more diverse datasets to highlight its contributions.

Is there a better way to measure the value of Scotland's libraries?

A new economic impact report breaks down the more than £140 million that Dumfries and Galloway College adds to Scotland's economy annually.

A new economic impact report breaks down the more than £140 million that Dumfries and Galloway College adds to Scotland's economy annually.

The Scottish college generating £12 for every £1 of public funding

Private school leader says VAT politics create false sense of division

Erskine Stewart Melville senior school pupils walking towards the Old College building at the school's site on Queensferry Road.

Erskine Stewart Melville senior school pupils walking towards the Old College building at the school's site on Queensferry Road.

See inside new-look ESM following historic merger

The University of Edinburgh is one of many facing questions about its future. Unlike many, however, Edinburgh may be suggesting some answers.

The University of Edinburgh is one of many facing questions about its future. Unlike many, however, Edinburgh may be suggesting some answers.

Edinburgh programme closures have staff asking about the purpose of university

A new report shows a gap in the progression of students from low- and high-socioeconomic backgrounds into postgraduate studies in STEM.

A new report shows a gap in the progression of students from low- and high-socioeconomic backgrounds into postgraduate studies in STEM.

'Wake-up call' as low-income students missing out on research opportunities

A report on a Scottish citizens' jury showed strong support for retaining free tuition for higher education and investing more in colleges, although opinions were split over the necessary steps to take.

A report on a Scottish citizens' jury showed strong support for retaining free tuition for higher education and investing more in colleges, although opinions were split over the necessary steps to take.

Citizens’ jury says higher education funding should be 'reprioritised'

Staff at Erskine Stewart Melville (ESM) in Edinburgh say they are taking a cautious,

Staff at Erskine Stewart Melville (ESM) in Edinburgh say they are taking a cautious,

Independent school pioneering AI says teaching comes first, tools second