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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Forsyth commissioners approved a resolution that states limits on local tax authority could result in service reductions, delayed infrastructure investment and more. -
Public schools across North Carolina are seeing enrollment declines, resulting in reductions in state funding. As districts prepare their budgets under these financial constraints, many are making difficult decisions to close schools. -
The Guilford County School Board voted to request a nearly $25 million budget increase from the county. They also canceled school for students on May 1, when teachers plan to protest in Raleigh. -
Surry County Schools’ Multilingual Learner Specialist Jonathan Lancho works with students learning English as a second language, drawing on his own experience. -
Teachers and staff rallied outside the WS/FCS education building ahead of the board’s meeting. They held signs urging members to “just ask for what students need,” and fully staff Exceptional Children, or EC, classrooms. -
The move is a response to the yearly issue of lost instructional time due to inclement weather. -
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and Guilford County school boards are meeting this week to discuss and vote on next year's budget recommendation. -
What's the story behind University of North Carolina at Greensboro's mascot Spiro the Spartan? For the latest edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD's Amy Diaz traces its century-old origins with University Archivist Erin Lawrimore. -
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is in the process of preparing a local funding request to the county commission. -
Data shows the state’s rain totals over the last six months are nearly 10 inches below normal.
