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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Los proyectos de ley de vales de Texas no requieren que los beneficiarios de vales tomen las pruebas estandarizadas del estado, lo que dificulta medir cuánto están aprendiendo en comparación con los estudiantes de las escuelas públicas. -
The Texas voucher bills don't require voucher recipients to take the state standardized tests, making it difficult to measure how much they're learning compared to students in public schools.
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Los administradores de San Antonio ISD votaron el lunes para eliminar al menos 32 puestos al final del año escolar. La mayoría de los empleados afectados tienen la tarea de redactar el plan de estudios. -
San Antonio ISD trustees voted on Monday to eliminate at least 32 positions at the end of the school year. Most of the affected employees are tasked with writing curriculum.
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Tendrán clases de lunes a viernes para el primer y tercer período de calificaciones, y de lunes a jueves durante el segundo y cuarto período de calificaciones. -
They’ll have class Monday through Friday for the first and third grading periods, and Monday through Thursday during the second and fourth grading periods.
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In a statement, SAISD officials said the cuts will reduce the district’s central office budget by $17 million next year, helping the district with a '$51 million structural deficit.'
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San Antonio city officials want to know what makes it difficult for local students to finish collegeThe city's college student advisory board is conducting an online survey to hear from anyone who's been enrolled in college during the past two years. The updated deadline is April 20. -
Ray Tijerina is currently listed as both president of South San ISD’s board of managers and as board secretary for Legacy Traditional Schools and Royal Public Schools. -
Los funcionarios de Legacy Traditional School – Cibolo dijeron el jueves que habían confirmado un caso de sarampión en un salón de clases de primer grado. Más tarde dijeron que en realidad se trataba de rubéola.
