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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California lawmakers passed the state’s Dream Act more than two years ago. This was the first semester students who are in the country illegally were eligible for state financial aid. -
Counting low-income students is a barrier to getting additional funding intended to support those students under California's new funding system.
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While only 9 percent of parents reported having heard a lot about California's new funding system, about 75 percent said they would be willing to helping direct spending plans once it was explained to them.
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Dozens of San Diego County teenagers were caught recently sharing illicit photos of classmates through text messages. We look at how police say parents should react, and one family’s takeaway. -
UC and CSU applications are due Saturday and some San Diego County students received help in making sure their i's were dotted and t's were crossed. -
Zarko Perovic, a Torrey Pines High School grad, is among the 2014 Rhodes Scholars.
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