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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The sister of a Uvalde teacher killed at Robb Elementary was barred from the Gonzales trial after interrupting proceedings. -
Judson ISD Superintendent Milton Fields is on paid administrative leave, according to a statement issued by the district hours after a vague and abrupt ending to a contentious board meeting Saturday. -
The trial of a former Uvalde school district police officer accused of child endangerment in the Robb Elementary shooting took an unexpected turn Tuesday after testimony from a teacher prompted defense objections and halted proceedings for the day. -
Trustees voted 4-3 Thursday night to delay taking up the issue until next month after some members said the plan was updated at the last minute. -
A San Antonio special education teacher says one of her students is unusually aggressive this year, and the district isn’t doing enough to help. -
A draft financial solvency plan from October proposed mid-year layoffs at Judson ISD. But district administrators say they never planned on recommending them.
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Judson ISD is considering substantial mid-year layoffs to balance its budget, according to draft plans obtained by TPR through a public records request. -
According to an analysis by IDRA, 18% of students who started 9th grade in 2020 left school without graduating last year — a record low attrition rate. -
North East ISD Superintendent Sean Maika is retiring in January 2026 after six years leading San Antonio's second largest school district. -
The Alamo Colleges District partnered with AVANCE-San Antonio to launch two new programs for student parents this fall.
