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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First grade teacher Jon Schwartz uses the blues to get his Oceanside students excited about the "Three R's." -
Audits released today of payroll and purchasing at San Diego High Complex schools show thousands of dollars paid in unauthorized or undocumented overtime and ongoing misappropriations of funds.
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Last week, members of the Poway Unified School District Foundation took fundraising proposals to the district’s school board that included corporate sponsorships for things like technology, sports teams and school transportation.
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Healthy eating and obesity prevention programs are popping up in schools all over the country. One San Diego chef wants to reconnect students with not only the basics of healthy eating, but the fun of cooking and sharing a meal with friend and family. -
A dispute broke open today among trustees of the San Diego Unified School District over the perilous nature of the agency's finances. -
San Diego Unified's successful International Baccalaureate programs are at risk thanks to years of budget cuts.
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