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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Many high school seniors will walk across stages to accept diplomas in the next couple of weeks. There's at least one graduate for whom performing that simple act tonight will be a triumph in itself.
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About 39 percent of Americans over 25 have a college degree. The Obama Administration says raising that rate is key to the country’s economic future. Two local grads could be part of that increase. -
San Diego Unified School Board members are asking employees to open contract negotiations. They’re floating a plan that would include raises being postponed to reduce layoffs.
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Even if the governor wins tax extensions, San Diego city schools will spend at least $23 million more than it takes in next year. One board of education member wants employee unions to agree to salary freezes to balance the budget.
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Even if K-12 education get a funding bump in California in the next budget year, San Diego Unified School District staff said it should go toward easing the crush of rising salaries and benefits costs.
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A middle school in San Diego’s Mid-City area has climbed into the top ranks of schools that serve kids from low-income families and whose first language isn’t English.
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