Camellia Burris
Investigative Journalist at Miami Herald
Education reporter at @WPLN, Nashville’s @NPR station. Previously @MiamiHerald, @SFpublicpress.👩🏾🎓@SpelmanCollege, @columbiajourn, @tulanelaw
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1 week ago |
wpln.org | Camellia Burris
Tennessee State University has reached an agreement with the state of Tennessee that allows the university to reallocate $96 million to support its operational needs over the next three years. The funds — which were previously allocated for deferred maintenance — make up a portion of the $250 million that the state allocated to TSU in April 2022 to make infrastructure upgrades and capital improvements.
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2 weeks ago |
wpln.org | Camellia Burris
Books touching on sexuality and race are being pulled off the shelves in Tennessee, and Rutherford County is at the heart of the controversy. The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee is suing to keep those books in the county’s school libraries. The nonprofit has chosen Rutherford as its proving ground because of community support and strong public record.
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1 month ago |
wpln.org | Camellia Burris
The recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Nashville have left many families afraid to leave the house for even basic necessities, like getting groceries or taking their kids to school. Teachers and advocates are warning that this could spark mental health issues for some students, especially in the face of family separation.
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1 month ago |
wpln.org | Camellia Burris
As efforts to shutter the U.S. Department of Education ramp up, advocates have grown increasingly concerned about how cases of discrimination in schools will be handled. They warn that Tennessee’s most vulnerable students will be the most impacted. The Office for Civil Rights is the Department of Education’s enforcement arm –investigating cases of students facing discrimination due to their race, disability, sex, religion and more. But investigations have slowed in recent months.
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1 month ago |
wkms.org | Camellia Burris
Families across Tennessee can now use public money for private school education. Applications for the state’s school voucher program opened Thursday. The controversial voucher program — called Education Freedom Scholarships — offers 20,000 vouchers to K-12 students for the upcoming school year. Half are reserved for low-income students, students with disabilities and those already eligible for the Education Savings Account program — the previous voucher pilot program.
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