Kyla Calvert
Education ReporterKyla 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.
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A study examines San Diego Unified's new graduation requirements.
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KPBS Midday EditionKennedy's 1963 visit was more than pomp and circumstance -- it helped shaped the SDSU of today. -
Chula Vista-based United States University pays settlement in federal financial aid fraud case.
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Computer science graduate students at UCSD are bringing the basics of computer programing to elementary schoolers. -
California Community Colleges unveil online accountability reports for campuses in the system. -
High school graduation rates are up for a second year in a row in California and San Diego County.
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