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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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is in the process of preparing a local funding request to the county commission. -
Data shows the state’s rain totals over the last six months are nearly 10 inches below normal. -
The survey was mailed to a random sample of residents, but is available to everyone online through April 13. -
The district hasn’t had a permanent CFO in almost a year amid a major budget crisis. -
Before serving as a commissioner for nearly 30 years, Dave Plyler had a lengthy career in local broadcasting. -
Surry County Schools Superintendent Travis Reeves is leaving the district on June 30 and taking a new role as executive director of the North Carolina Association of School Administrators. -
Guilford Technical Community College President Anthony Clarke says the programs will help students improve their economic mobility and address the region’s workforce needs. -
Students created the room in November as a safe space to discuss their feelings and learn to cope after multiple instances of community violence this past year. -
Lumentum Holdings Inc. purchased a closed manufacturing plant on Piedmont Triad Parkway. -
Guilford and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school systems have listed increased exceptional children funding and positions as legislative priorities.
