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 Watauga County Board of Education voted to extend the length of the school day back in April. The change goes into effect this year. -
The three municipalities are each holding public hearings on the matter on Aug. 17. Several other Piedmont counties have recently enacted data center development moratoriums. -
Starting this month,14 Guilford County schools will have designated kindergarten transition specialists helping children and families navigate the change. -
New state legislation allows residents to challenge books in their local school district even if they don’t have a student enrolled. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County officials are updating district policies to comply. -
The Elkin City Schools Board of Education will be reviewing dozens of superintendent applications over the next several weeks with feedback from staff and community members in mind. -
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools students and staff went back to school today. Many said they were feeling optimistic about the new school year. -
Guilford County Commissioners voted to put a sales tax referendum on the ballot in the November election. The revenue would primarily support education. -
The Forsyth County Republican Party selected Chris Parker to fill the vacant county commission seat left by Don Martin, who retired at the end of July. Parker will be sworn in on Monday. -
Officials with Alamance County Sheriff’s Office say there have been more than 430 fraud cases assigned to detectives in the last 20 months. The average loss per citizen in those cases is $33,000. -
Just days before the first day of school, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Don Phipps announced he will be leaving the district earlier than expected. His last day is Sept. 30.
