Megan Burks
Education ReporterMegan Burks is the education reporter at KPBS. She reports on teaching and learning from infancy into adulthood, the achievement gap, and school governance. Before tackling the education beat, Megan helped launch Speak City Heights, a media collaborative covering community health in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego. As Speak City Heights reporter for KPBS and Voice of San Diego, Megan's work pushed reform in the San Diego Police Department and taxi industry. She was awarded the San Diego County Taxpayers Association's 2015 Media Watchdog Award for her look at dangerous housing conditions for low-income tenants. Megan has also been recognized by the San Diego Human Relations Commission and Society of Professional Journalists San Diego Pro Chapter for bringing underrepresented voices to radio and television. Megan was born and raised in El Cajon, and graduated from San Diego State University, where she studied journalism and sociology. Her thesis looked at the media’s effects on attitudes toward immigrants. She interned with San Diego CityBeat and KPBS’ Envision San Diego.
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The district could have to cut close to $54 million. That comes on the heels of $124 million in budget cuts this year. -
Auditors say California improperly removed thousands of students from its calculation, boosting its graduation rate for the 2013-14 school year.
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In 2017, San Diego State University had to turn away about 90 percent of its undergraduate applicants. -
An associates degree for free might not be too far off for students in the San Diego Community College District. -
The students are being treated to a special matinee performance of “Hamilton” following classroom lessons inspired by the hit musical. -
The city’s Rules Committee will hear four separate proposals to shake up San Diego Unified School Board elections Wednesday. Committee approval is the first step in securing a spot on the ballot.
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