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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Governor Jerry Brown's budget proposal for the coming year could mean new programs and services in San Diego city schools.
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California school districts now have to draw up first-of-their kind spending plans under new statewide rules.
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San Diego State has been singled out for its success in improving graduation rates.
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In the second such closure in less than a year, the leaders of one of the San Diego's 49 charter schools has volunteered to close down.
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A new law granting access to school facilities and programs based on gender-identity instead of biological sex will be in place when San Diego students return to schools on Monday. -
San Diego results on national tests of math and reading show higher scores for all students, but gaps between racial and socioeconomic groups remain.
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