Amy Diaz
Amy Diaz began covering education in North Carolina’s Piedmont region and High Country for WFDD in partnership with Report For America in 2022. Before entering the world of public radio, she worked as a local government reporter in Flint, Mich. where she was named the 2021 Rookie Writer of the Year by the Michigan Press Association.
Diaz is originally from Florida, where she interned at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and freelanced for the Tampa Bay Times. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of South Florida, but truly got her start in the field in elementary school writing scripts for the morning news. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.
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Officials are concerned that the county's current development ordinances don’t address these types of high-impact facilities. -
At a meeting Monday, several public speakers voiced concerns over the commission's nominees and the selection process. -
The district’s nutrition department is offering free food for children and teens Monday through Thursday until June 25. -
Officials said it would take a nine-cent tax increase to meet every department’s budget request. But they’re not proposing that in their recommendation. -
Alamance-Burlington School System officials say increased operating costs and proposed state raises for teachers are putting a strain on finances. -
Roughly 30 parents and teachers of children with significant developmental needs urged the board not to relocate students, citing concerns about safety, continuity and belonging. -
Under House Bill 1110, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction would be tasked with implementing attendance intervention strategies in one district. -
The district currently leases the spaces for The Special Children’s School and The Children’s Center. But officials are considering relocating students from the first site to a district-owned building to save money. -
Guilford County officials say the center served more than 20,000 individuals last year alone. -
Commissioner Tonya McDaniel said the only way she might consider giving the district extra money, was if the school board promised to use it for the EC department.
