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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Virginia Tucker graduated from the North Carolina College for Women, now UNC-Greensboro, in 1930. She’s considered a pioneer in aeronautics and mechanical engineering. -
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education candidates participated in a student-led forum Thursday night. WFDD’s Education Reporter Amy Diaz was there and spoke with Editorial Director Bethany Chafin about the event. -
Randy Bridges calls himself a lifelong educator, and has held multiple interim leadership positions since retiring in 2013. But he doesn't view himself as a placeholder. -
The forum will be held at the Reynolds High School auditorium on Oct. 1, at 6 p.m. -
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education selected Randy Bridges to serve as the interim superintendent from Oct. 1 through the end of the school year. -
North Carolina voters will decide whether state lawmakers set limits on how much local governments can increase property taxes. Counties use that revenue to pay for services like education. -
Junior Achievement of the Triad plans to bring "Finance Park Mobile" to 56 schools across Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham counties. -
Under North Carolina law, everyone running for office has to disclose any felony convictions. But what about felony charges where the case hasn't been decided yet? -
Ronald Jason Lucero, a Republican candidate for an at-large seat, was arrested in July and charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. -
Superintendent Whitney Oakley has served in the role since 2022. Under her leadership, the district achieved its highest-ever graduation rate last year.
