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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Northwest Guilford Middle has created a memorial space on campus, and Page High is holding a candlelight vigil to honor two students who died in the last few weeks after playing football. -
A successful pilot program last year in Guilford and Rockingham schools is expanding to address the mental health needs of students. -
Shayla Wiggins Savage will assume the role on Oct. 7. She has more than 20 years of experience working in public education in North Carolina. -
New state data shows the Alamance-Burlington School System made strides in proficiency and growth last year, after being designated "low-performing" the year before. -
At a meeting this week, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board members voiced concerns about how the district educates exceptional children, or students with special needs. -
With Superintendent Don Phipps retiring at the end of September, the school board has just a few weeks to find his replacement. -
New state data shows several Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools made major academic gains. Officials say community support amid the past year's financial crisis made the progress possible. -
The district is nearly back to pre-pandemic student proficiency levels, but officials warn that funding cuts could hinder that progress. -
The unofficial 10-day enrollment count for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools shows a decrease of about 2,000 students from last year's "average daily membership." -
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office charged a local teenager with ethnic intimidation for posting threats online, including photos with an assault rifle. Officials seized the weapon and took the juvenile to a detention center.
