Camille Phillips
Education Reportercamille@tpr.org
Instagram: camille.m.phillips
Camille Phillips has covered education for Texas Public Radio since 2017. She is also the host of The Enduring Gap, a limited series podcast exploring the Latino college gap in San Antonio, what can be done to close it, and what the rest of the country can learn from it.
In her time at TPR, Camille has focused on students, including the ways calls to ban books effects LGBTQ students, and a push from student advocates to end school policing.
She has also covered the growth of charter schools, the impact and causes of the teacher shortage, and the extra strain remote learning put on parents of students with disabilities.
Her work also regularly airs nationally on NPR, including her coverage of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, a change in state curriculum acknowledging slavery as a cause of the Civil War, and a course at St. Mary’s University encouraging students to embrace their Spanglish.
In 2023, her work was recognized with a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media, the Eddie Prize from the Education Writers Association, and two regional Edward R. Murrow awards. Before coming to TPR, Camille worked for St. Louis Public Radio, where she was part of the news team that won a national Edward R. Murrow and a Peabody Award for One Year in Ferguson, a multi-media reporting project.
She has an undergraduate degree from Truman State University and a master’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Camille can be reached at Signal, WhatsApp, or via email at camille@tpr.org for news tips and story ideas. She’s on Instagram @camille.m.phillips.
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A committee for the North East Independent School District has recommended closing Driscoll Middle School, Wilshire Elementary School, and Clear Spring Elementary School. -
Researchers said teachers should be trained in trauma-informed practices and de-escalation both before and after they enter the classroom, and policymakers need to do their part by providing funding for adequate staffing and training. -
Special educators are more likely to experience violence or aggression from students. That can make hiring a challenge, at a time when schools nationwide are struggling to fill these positions. -
Staff who work with special education students are sometimes injured by students. That can make it harder to fill staff vacancies, at a time when there's already a nationwide shortage.
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A one-day training provided by the university is equipping staff at schools and colleges with first-aid skills for mental health. -
SAISD trustees voted to give the parties involved with the ballpark development until Dec. 9 to accept the terms or respond with a proposal of their own. -
The Texas Education Agency is working to identify community members in the South San Antonio Independent School District who could serve on a state-appointed board of managers. -
Trustees for the San Antonio Independent School District are expected to vote Monday, Nov. 18, on a proposal to sell district land to the owners of the Missions baseball team. -
UTSA leaders sent an email to students Thursday evening inviting them to come to campus Friday to support one another and connect with mental health resources. -
East Central ISD dijo que el fracaso de cuatro propuestas electorales ha colocado al distrito en una situación financiera difícil.
