Rachel Keith is a News Producer at Public Radio East. She focuses on themes related to education, including public education, higher education, and the education system, while also covering business and economics, government, and politics. Rachel's work has been featured in notable outlets such as NPR, WUNC (91.5 FM), and Oxford University Press.
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By: Rachel Keith, Sofia Dinka
WHQR dug into campaign finance reports for 18 candidates vying for spots on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners and Board of Education, along with seats in the state House of Representatives and Senate. This report takes a look at the roughly $2.5 million raised among the dozen and a half candidates, where their money is coming from, and what they're spending it on so far.
By: Meta Time, Sofia Dink, Rachel Keith
WILMINGTON — Port City Daily's media partner, WHQR, dug into campaign finance reports for 18 candidates vying for spots on the New Hanover County
By: Rachel Keith, Benjamin Schachtman
On this episode, WHQR's Benjamin Schachtman and Rachel Keith dig into the latest season of the Scene on Radio podcast. .Co-hosts John Biewen and
By: Rachel Keith
Back in February, the City of Wilmington's Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to grant a variance so that the developers of the Wilmington Housing Authority's Hillcrest community could cut down six live oaks, some of which are over a hundred years old; however, some in the community are still campaigning to save them since shovels haven't hit the ground yet.
By: Rachel Keith
At Tuesday's agenda review meeting, the New Hanover County school board debated the form they'll use to excuse students for off-campus religious based education. At their upcoming meeting, they'll look at policy changes to public records request — some of which, as currently proposed, appears contrary to open records law.
By: Rachel Keith
Last week, UNCW Swimming and Diving and the Wilmington Swim Academy finished their series of free swim lessons. The volunteer-driven program is designed to teach younger kids a crucial skill for living in a coastal community.
By: Rachel Keith
Near the start of Tuesday evening's New Hanover County school board meeting, Libertarian member David Perry abruptly left the dais after his colleagues declined to take up his motion. Perry wanted formal adoption of raises for board members — but his colleagues felt it had already cleared the proper channels.
By: Rachel Keith
This spring, CFCC hired a consultant to review the efficiency of its nursing program, and subsequently updated its policy for how faculty meet their workload expectations. After that, over a dozen faculty members left the college, some of whom told WHQR the exodus was directly due to the policy change.
By: Benjamin Schachtman, Rachel Keith
On today’s show, Rachel Keith sits down with me to unpack her latest reporting on over a dozen resignations from Cape Fear Community College's nursing program. Plus, Port City Daily’s Brenna Flanagan stops by to discuss New Hanover County Schools' town hall and the latest on North Carolina’s film incentive program
By: Rachel Keith
Entering the latest fiscal year, the top administrators in local government got pay bumps and bonuses — though some got more than others, and one actually gave money
