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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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego Unified and the teachers union have reached an agreement to forestall most planned layoffs. -
San Diego's Monarch School for students who've been homeless congratulates nine high-school graduates.
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School districts turn to furlough days to balance budgets, but those days may hurt student learning in the process.
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A coalition pushing against governor's proposed cut to high school science says it will cost the state in the long run. -
A unique City Heights schools gets kids to put their classroom skills to work running a city of their own. -
The last day of classes starts with protests at one San Diego school.
- County official overseeing animal shelters complained of 'shit dogs,' too few euthanasias in voice message
- San Diego City Council approves parking fees in Balboa Park
- A rivalry over $50 million meant to clean cross-border rivers is brewing
- City Council approves phased-in $25/hour minimum wage for hospitality workers
- Nathan Fletcher's accuser seeks restraining order against Lorena Gonzalez