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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California Gov. Jerry Brown has signaled he would like to fund a new kind of community college to help residents who can not attend a brick-and-mortar campus. -
Mesa College will graduate its first cohort of students earning four-year degrees in May. MiraCosta will hand out its first bachelor's degrees in 2019. But the programs' futures are uncertain. -
San Diego kicked off its 44th annual Christmas tree recycling program on Tuesday, with drop-off sites set up around the city for residents who don't have curbside refuse pickup service. -
It’s another record year for applications to San Diego’s public universities. But how many of those applications will generate acceptance letters? -
KPBS Midday EditionDeductions for classroom supplies and student loan interest are here to stay under the federal tax bill that passed Wednesday. But educators are worried funding is not. -
Still looking for gifts for the kids and teens in your life? We sat down with the county schools librarian to get his top picks for children’s books this year.
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