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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Superintendent Don Phipps estimates 80 positions, likely already vacant, will be eliminated in the upcoming budget. -
According to the latest report on system enrollment, there were about 10% more full-time equivalent students last fall compared to the fall of 2019. -
Alexander Silbiger is the keynote speaker for a Holocaust remembrance event hosted by the Forsyth Tech Foundation, MUSE Winston-Salem, Temple Emanuel and the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust. -
According to a press release, an out-of-state resident who tested positive for the disease traveled through Guilford last Friday. -
At-large Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board candidate Linda Winikoff requested a recount after trailing behind Elisabeth Motsinger with a less than 1% margin. -
Community members have been advocating for a new Ashley Elementary School for years due to issues with mold and air quality in the current building. -
District officials say the closure is necessary due to low enrollment and declining state funding. -
The margin between the third and fourth-place candidates is less than 1%. -
The district's chief academic officer told school board members at a recent meeting that they need to look at consolidating classrooms. -
The Ashe County Chamber of Commerce hosted a discussion this week about the local economic impact of the statewide child care crisis.
