Rachel Waltz earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and criminal justice from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in social work from Columbia University. She lives with her child in Durham.

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Rachel currently works as a system improvement advisor for Community Solutions, Inc., a non-profit seeking to end homelessness. She previously worked as a manager with the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness, a clinical instructor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hell School of Medicine, a social worker with the U.S. Housing and Urban Development-Veteran's Affairs Supportive Housing program, and the empowerment program director of Neighbors Together Corp.

Rachel's campaign for Durham County Board of Education, District 2 is her first run for public office.

Supports sharing data and using plain language to build community partnerships.

Supports organizing schools to leverage strength by hearing new voices, collaborating, and implementing feedback.

- Supports sharing data and using plain language to build community partnerships.
- Supports organizing schools to leverage strength by hearing new voices, collaborating, and implementing feedback.

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As of January 2, 2026, Rachel Waltz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Access to Education

Believes schools should retain their teachers and fairly allocate resources to deliver the best instruction.

- Believes schools should retain their teachers and fairly allocate resources to deliver the best instruction.

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School Curriculum

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Rachel Waltz

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 