Rachel Keith is a News Producer at various esteemed outlets including Public Radio East and NPR. She focuses on themes such as education, law enforcement, and government, covering topics like public education, school administration, and higher education. Rachel's work has been featured in notable publications including WECT News and Oxford University Press.
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Rachel Keith's reporting focuses heavily on local government, education, and legal affairs in the North Carolina area. She frequently covers stories related to school budgeting, board matters, and legal issues within educational institutions.
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By: Rachel Keith
After roughly two decades operating out of modular units that lack many of the amenities of traditional school buildings, plans to give Isaac Bear Early College a proper facility are still in limbo, with the existing agreement between New Hanover County Schools and UNCW set to expire.
By: Rachel Keith
Recently, UNCW restructured the Center for Gender Studies and Research under the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. In the process, the director of Gender Studies lost their position. WHQR reporter Rachel Keith spoke with Brenna Flanagan of Port City Daily about what happened.
By: Rachel Keith
The New Hanover County school board voted unanimously at its agenda review meeting on Tuesday to have a public hearing on LifeWise Academy before the August board meeting. The official date hasn't been set.
By: Rachel Keith
This school year, New Hanover County Schools received a $570,144 federal grant to improve academic achievement for certain student subgroups. These funds will be available each year over a three-year period for a total of over $1.5 million.
By: Rachel Keith, Aaleah McConnell, Benjamin Schachtman
Aaleah McConnell has an intimate look at how the family of Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra is coping with grief and searching for justice, after the 21-year-old was killed by law enforcement in March. Plus, Rachel Keith and Ben Schachtman dig into public school funding, with a look at this year's budget – and some potential issues on the horizon.
By: Rachel Keith
At Tuesday evening's public comment period at the New Hanover County school board meeting, about a third of the participants were educators. They shared concerns about funding and infrastructure improvements. Another third spoke about the controversial ‘during school hours' Biblical program, LifeWise Academy. The board also supported a measure that would subject future members to a background check.
By: Rachel Keith
This past weekend, Hoggard High School valedictorian Kyler Hosek signed off his graduation speech with an apparent nod to Kayne West. Although he did not name the disgraced rapper, he closed with the words, “As my biggest inspiration once said, ‘Every human being has something of value that they bring to the table.”
By: Benjamin Schachtman, Rachel Keith
Cape Fear Community College recently settled a lawsuit filed by former trustee Ray Funderburk, and WHQR’s Rachel Keith has been poring over depositions from the case, including sworn testimony from top college officials. She joins News Director Ben Schachtman to share what she’s learned about the case — and more broadly, about CFCC’s leadership.
By: Rachel Keith
On Tuesday, the New Hanover County school board unanimously agreed to pause a public hearing for the LifeWise Academy program while a bill makes its way through the General Assembly. If passed, the bill would allow students to be excused for up to four hours a week for religious instruction.
On Tuesday, the New Hanover County school board voted unanimously to wait to schedule the public hearing for the controversial during school hours Biblical LifeWise Academy program until the legislature makes a decision on Senate Bill 1006. The 33-page bill, which incorporates other public school funding initiatives, includes language that stipulates that principals must excuse students for up to four hours of religious instruction per week.
