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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The district is requesting a 9% increase in county funding. But officials say that is not enough to cover expenses without making reductions. -
District officials are considering closing Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve at the end of the year due to declining enrollment and reductions in state funding. -
N.C. A&T was the first public institution of higher education for African Americans in North Carolina, established in 1891. -
You probably learned about the Boston Tea Party in history class. But you might not have heard about the Edenton Tea Party — a women-led protest for the same cause along North Carolina's coast. -
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials responded to a new report from the state auditor related to last year’s deficit. They also discussed committee appointments and a lawsuit against social media companies. -
Thirteen of the 34 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education primary candidates are advancing to the general election. -
The move comes a few months after commissioners dismissed the previous trustees over a decision to keep a book about a transgender boy in the children’s section of the library. -
Registered voters can use the North Carolina Board of Elections Voter Search tool online to find their assigned polling place and sample ballot. -
The commission dismissed the entire library board of trustees a couple of months ago, after members voted to keep a book about a transgender boy in the children’s section. -
The initiative provides an alternative route for teacher assistants, substitutes and those changing careers to earn their educator’s license.
