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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A proposal for consolidation could come as early as September. -
Recent storms in the Piedmont Triad have caused fallen trees, flooding and power outages, sometimes wiping out traffic lights and signals.Davidson County listener Bill Herndon asked why these signals aren't equipped with backup batteries. For this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz turned to the North Carolina Department of Transportation to find the answer. -
The award, given out by the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, recognizes public servants who are committed to social justice. -
It’s been just over a year since the University of North Carolina System repealed its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy, impacting 17 schools in the state. As the Trump administration dismantles DEI initiatives across the country, WFDD’s Amy Diaz explores how the initial changes impacted LGBTQ+ students and faculty at Appalachian State University. -
The 37-foot mobile units are part of the N.C. A&T C.A.R.E.S Program, which is designed to expand clinical experiences for nursing students. -
The initiative is aimed at preparing students for high-wage, in-demand careers. -
The money was slated to fund teacher coordinators, multilingual specialists, literacy tutors, counselors and more. -
The federal government released an executive order about advancing AI education back in April. -
The participating organizations are implementing a research-based tool called the Early Development Instrument, which measures how children are growing in areas like language, social competence and emotional maturity. -
Kindergarten through first-grade teacher assistants took the biggest hit, with a loss of 44 positions.
