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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Alamance County commissioners and school board members met for over seven hours Monday to resolve a budget dispute, but couldn’t reach a compromise. -
Officials say they want to provide a space for youth to talk about issues that are important to them and share ideas for positive change — specifically around safety and violence prevention. -
Alamance County commissioners and school board members are meeting on Monday to discuss a dispute over district funding. -
The Asheboro/Randolph County NAACP is unveiling a new memorial Thursday honoring enslaved residents in observance of Juneteenth. -
The Alamance-Burlington School System Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution stating that commissioners didn’t allocate enough money in next year’s budget to “support a system of free public schools.” -
Guilford County Schools is offering free meals to anyone under the age of 18 this summer. Families have dine-in and to-go options. -
Surry County Commissioners are considering extending a moratorium on development approvals for data centers to 24 months. They'll decide at a public hearing on July 20. -
Surry County Schools is getting a new superintendent this summer. Steve Hall has worked in public education for nearly 30 years and began his career as a custodian and bus driver. -
In addition to the parade, Pride festivities will include live music, drag performances, food trucks and vendors on Trade Street in downtown Winston-Salem. -
The UNC System's equality policy states that no employment position can speak on behalf of the university on social policies or “political controversies of the day.”
