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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Don Phipps, the current superintendent of Caldwell County Schools, will assume the role Dec. 1 and serve for 15 months. -
North Carolina A&T’s Blue and Gold Marching Machine, UNC-Charlotte’s Majorette team, Pretty N’ Gold, and the Spartan G’s dance team from UNC-Greensboro are among the performers. -
The board will be selecting an audit firm to review Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools' budgeting procedures in light of its $37 million deficit. -
At a press conference on Wednesday, Sheriff Terry Johnson said he expects more arrests as the investigation continues. -
Wente began serving as president in 2021, and is the first woman to hold the role. -
In a three-part series exploring chronic absenteeism in the region, WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke with the school social workers helping students get to class, and above all, recover from the storm. -
This comes at the suggestion of some county commissioners and local legislators amid the district's financial crisis.
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The district had been providing free dental coverage to active employees and some retirees, but officials say that’s not common in other school systems. -
In a new three-part series about chronic absenteeism in the region, WFDD’s Amy Diaz explores how schools are addressing the barriers that prevent students from coming to class, starting with a focus on mental health. -
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials told local legislators Monday that further reductions could be the only way to repay its debt without assistance.
