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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Getting kids to school every day is important for their academic success and for schools’ bottom lines. -
An improving financial picture for California schools will mean more days in class for San Diego students.
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Two San Diego state legislators are pushing bills to expand education for California’s youngest students. -
Local politicians remind students the window to apply for state and federal financial student aid is open now through March 2. -
Like any longtime teacher, Jim Fletcher has lessons and materials he relies on every year — but for Fletcher that includes a 40,000-piece collection of U.S. presidential memorabilia. -
San Diego State students will be asked to consider a new fee of up to $500 per semester to boost faculty hiring.
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