62° OvercastKyla Calvert
Education Reporter
Kyla Calvert is the education reporter forKPBS, producing multimedia content for radio, television and the Web. Kyla began producing web content while working in marketing in San Francisco. She decided to change careers and received a master’s degree in journalism with a concentration in digital media from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2009. While in school she freelanced for City Hall and The Capitol newspapers covering New York City and state politics and policy.
After completing her degree, she worked as a fellow for Hearst Newspapers on “Dead By Mistake” a nationwide investigative project about medical error. The project received the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award.
Kyla moved to San Diego from Beaufort County, South Carolina where she covered county government for The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette.
Recent Stories
Grand Jury: Alpine Residents Deserve Answer On High School Construction
Alpine residents have been calling on Grossmont Union High School District to build a high school in their community for at least 15 years.
South Bay Schools Select New Superintendent
South Bay Union School District trustees have selected a Solana Beach administrator as the district's next superintendent.
Latinos Hardest Hit By Community College Class Shortages
Latinos are a fast-growing portion of the California Community College student body, so the system's lack of space squeezes them most.
May Budget Revise: Governor Brown Proposes $1B For New School Standards
Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing giving California school districts an additional $1 billion to implement new, more rigorous academic standards and $240 million more for his sweeping school funding overhaul.
San Marcos Helps CSU Reach Out To American Indian Students
CSU San Marcos helped the California State University system create its first brochure in one of the state's indigenous languages.
San Marcos Students Protest University Response to 'Cholas' Photos
Some Cal State San Marcos students staged a sit-in Thursday, saying the university's response to insensitive sorority photos was inadequate.
Grand Jury Questions San Diego Unified Action Center
San Diego Unified's website section called the "Education Issue Action Center" may violate state education laws that prohibit political activity on the part of on-duty schools staff.
San Diego County Schools Get Future Testing Sneak Peek
San Diego County students get to see what taking a test without pencil and paper will be like.
New Graduation Requirements Will Require Support
A study examines San Diego Unified's new graduation requirements.
SDSU Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Kennedy Visit
Kennedy's 1963 visit was more than pomp and circumstance -- it helped shaped the SDSU of today.
