Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio
@camille-phillips.bsky.social
Education reporter at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio. Host of the Golden Pennies and The Enduring Gap podcasts
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Meet the 21st class of EWA Reporting Fellows!
Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics.
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Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Meet the 21st class of EWA Reporting Fellows!
Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics.
ewa.org/members-news...
Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics.
ewa.org/members-news...
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The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.
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‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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November 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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Voters in 4 out of 5 area school districts rejected voter-approval tax rate elections to help pay for salaries, operations, and supplies.
I talk to TPR's education reporter @camille-phillips.bsky.social about what's next for these districts.
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I talk to TPR's education reporter @camille-phillips.bsky.social about what's next for these districts.
@texaspublicradio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/vHoYr
Voters struck down four school tax-rate elections in the San Antonio area. What happens now?
Only one of the five San Antonio area school tax-rate elections passed on Nov. 4. TPR's Norma Martinez sat down with Education Reporter Camille Phillips to discuss what happens next.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Voters in 4 out of 5 area school districts rejected voter-approval tax rate elections to help pay for salaries, operations, and supplies.
I talk to TPR's education reporter @camille-phillips.bsky.social about what's next for these districts.
@texaspublicradio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/vHoYr
I talk to TPR's education reporter @camille-phillips.bsky.social about what's next for these districts.
@texaspublicradio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/vHoYr
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ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 million over six years through a state-funded program.
At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s.
(Published Nov. 2024)
At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s.
(Published Nov. 2024)
Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s
ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 million over six years through a state-funded program.
At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s.
(Published Nov. 2024)
At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s.
(Published Nov. 2024)
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Five school districts in the San Antonio area asked voters for permission to boost the tax rate for operating expenses like salaries. Only one of them passed.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Five school districts in the San Antonio area asked voters for permission to boost the tax rate for operating expenses like salaries. Only one of them passed.
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Federal judges order administration to pay SNAP benefits but what’s next remains unclear
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Federal judges order administration to pay SNAP benefits but what's next remains unclear
Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide SNAP benefits. But it's unclear how much, or when, those funds would be provided before the funding runs dry.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Federal judges order administration to pay SNAP benefits but what’s next remains unclear
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The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
I went back to Uvalde for the first time in awhile on Friday. It was good to see people again and be able to share the latest chapter in their story with @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/10/11/n...
What Uvalde's new school looks like, three years after tragedy
Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips reports from Uvalde, where a new school built with security upgrades opens three years after the Robb Elementary shooting.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I went back to Uvalde for the first time in awhile on Friday. It was good to see people again and be able to share the latest chapter in their story with @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/10/11/n...
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"Religion doesn’t live outside of politics. It lives downstream.”
Charlie Kirk's death has fueled new pressure on churches to not only speak on politics - but reaffirm what their congregants already believe. I spoke to one pastor caught in the middle.
Charlie Kirk's death has fueled new pressure on churches to not only speak on politics - but reaffirm what their congregants already believe. I spoke to one pastor caught in the middle.
A Texas Church Strove to Be Apolitical. Then Charlie Kirk Was Killed.
In the wake of political violence and deepening division, high-profile Christian leaders—and church congregants—are pressuring pastors to take a stand from the pulpit.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"Religion doesn’t live outside of politics. It lives downstream.”
Charlie Kirk's death has fueled new pressure on churches to not only speak on politics - but reaffirm what their congregants already believe. I spoke to one pastor caught in the middle.
Charlie Kirk's death has fueled new pressure on churches to not only speak on politics - but reaffirm what their congregants already believe. I spoke to one pastor caught in the middle.
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If the ACA subsidies expire, the impact will be felt disproportionately in Texas, where insurers have already requested premium hikes and health policy organizations project hundreds of thousands of people, if not over a million, will end up dropping their insurance coverage.
Texas could bear the brunt of expiring ACA tax credits. Is the GOP delegation willing to make a deal?
Democrats in Congress want to renew the Obamacare subsidies as part of any deal to reopen the government. Texas Republicans say the policy needs major reforms.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If the ACA subsidies expire, the impact will be felt disproportionately in Texas, where insurers have already requested premium hikes and health policy organizations project hundreds of thousands of people, if not over a million, will end up dropping their insurance coverage.
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JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
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September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
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NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
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A law that bans diversity, equity, and inclusion in Texas public schools took effect last week. But students in some San Antonio schools felt its impact even before it officially became law.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A law that bans diversity, equity, and inclusion in Texas public schools took effect last week. But students in some San Antonio schools felt its impact even before it officially became law.
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Edgewood trustees sanctioned Trustee Michael Valdez for criticizing the superintendent and district police chief for the arrest of a parent activist in a news article.
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September 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Edgewood trustees sanctioned Trustee Michael Valdez for criticizing the superintendent and district police chief for the arrest of a parent activist in a news article.
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Nearly two years after trustees for the San Antonio Independent School District voted to close 15 schools, the district has opened a request for proposals to lease some of the closed schools.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Nearly two years after trustees for the San Antonio Independent School District voted to close 15 schools, the district has opened a request for proposals to lease some of the closed schools.
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When the North East Independent School District started the new school year Aug. 11, teachers and other staff at the district’s more than 60 schools were given two explicit pieces of guidance to follow that affect every LGBTQ+ student in the district of more than 57,000 students.
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August 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
When the North East Independent School District started the new school year Aug. 11, teachers and other staff at the district’s more than 60 schools were given two explicit pieces of guidance to follow that affect every LGBTQ+ student in the district of more than 57,000 students.
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The Alamo Colleges District has joined a network of 55 community colleges focused on expanding enrollment in programs that provide students access to high-wage, in-demand careers.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The Alamo Colleges District has joined a network of 55 community colleges focused on expanding enrollment in programs that provide students access to high-wage, in-demand careers.
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East Central ISD is one of three San Antonio area school districts asking voters for permission to increase their tax rate this November in order to access additional revenue.
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August 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
East Central ISD is one of three San Antonio area school districts asking voters for permission to increase their tax rate this November in order to access additional revenue.
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The DOL said last year it would phase out certificates allowing employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. That ruling was recently withdrawn but efforts continue.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The DOL said last year it would phase out certificates allowing employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. That ruling was recently withdrawn but efforts continue.
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It’s hard to know how many people made Houston their permanent home after the destruction in Louisiana, but they changed the culture in the Texas city.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
It’s hard to know how many people made Houston their permanent home after the destruction in Louisiana, but they changed the culture in the Texas city.
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An investigation by NPR, Texas Public Radio and 1A in 2024 found that more than 250 workers had died as a result of preventable trench collapses since 2013, and that at-fault companies were rarely held accountable.
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August 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
An investigation by NPR, Texas Public Radio and 1A in 2024 found that more than 250 workers had died as a result of preventable trench collapses since 2013, and that at-fault companies were rarely held accountable.
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Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio started the fall semster this week with 19 fewer degrees than ut offered in the spring. Here’s what they cut, including math, chemistry, drama, and Mexican American Studies.
August 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio started the fall semster this week with 19 fewer degrees than ut offered in the spring. Here’s what they cut, including math, chemistry, drama, and Mexican American Studies.
