Amy Diaz

covering education in the piedmont and high country for @885wfdd 🦇 tips: [email protected]

[Amy Diaz @amydiaze]

Did some digging into which North Carolina private schools receiving Opportunity Scholarship funding accept and accommodate students with disabilities. Turns out not all of them do. https://t.co/jrZ0oV3qNO

[Wake Forest News @WakeForestNews]

Author Jesmyn Ward will speak @WakeForest tonight (Dec. 5), 6 p.m. in Wait Chapel. @WFDD's @amydiaze spoke with Ward, a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and two-time National Book Award-winner, to learn more about what inspires her work.🎙️ Listen here ⬇️ https://t.co/pnyHzLvBh4

[Amy Diaz @amydiaze]

some sweet news! https://t.co/yx0BpERNhB

[Santiago Ochoa @santi8a98]

Weeks after Helene, private wells are turning up positive for coliform bacteria and E.coli in western North Carolina As residents return to their homes, the state is urging them to get their water tested. Story and photos for @885wfdd via @Report4America
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[Amy Diaz @amydiaze]

Last week, @santi8a98 and I visited an elementary school in Boone operating as a much-needed childcare center while regular classes are canceled due to Helene.

[88.5 WFDD @885wfdd]

Student mental health is a top priority for western NC educators after Helene https://t.co/tAa5t0OATF

[Watauga County Schools @WataugaSchools]

Here is some helpful information regarding where to drop off donations, as well as where to find food/supplies in our beautiful county.

Thank you to everyone who has shown support and continues to keep us in their thoughts. It is appreciated!
#WataugaStrong

[Amy Diaz @amydiaze]

The decision to cancel a Palestinian scholar's lecture comes a few months after Wake Forest administration called law enforcement officers to disband a student-led Pro-Palestine rally. https://t.co/Q6xSt6ir2w

[88.5 WFDD @885wfdd]

Greensboro agreed to pay $220,000 to settle employee’s claims of 'unwanted touching' by former city manager, document shows https://t.co/zyDHhpoTqN

[Amy Diaz @amydiaze]

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools students went back to school today. At Marvin Ward Elementary, they were greeted by musicians from the Winston-Salem Symphony. https://t.co/D9w54Z6AYi

[Amy Diaz @amydiaze]

Last week, I took a list of weather-related questions from middle school students — and an umbrella — to the North Carolina State Climate Office. I learned a lot, had fun and only got rained on a little bit. 🌧️ https://t.co/OtnuyOPPyD

[Report for America @Report4America]

Child care needs among the top reasons North Carolina teachers resign: https://t.co/IhIQCuVcOJ via @amydiaze @885wfdd/@Report4America

[88.5 WFDD @885wfdd]

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[Report for America @Report4America]

In the category of audio (more than 5 minutes), congratulations to @AmyDiaze/@885WFDD for winning second place for: “'It was a lot more than I expected': Lengthy hiring process makes school bus driver vacancies hard to fill” https://t.co/XyuGfYa64p

[88.5 WFDD @885wfdd]

Wake Forest University officials force Pro-Palestine protesters to disband https://t.co/fd8G375eF3

[Speas Global Elem @SpeasGlobal]

Thank you to @885wfdd's @amydiaze for her story, "@WakeForest University students use the #PerformingArts to teach elementary schoolers" Listen to it and view photos here: https://t.co/3JWzLDHg79 @wsfcs

[Amy Diaz @amydiaze]

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[88.5 WFDD @885wfdd]

Former Greensboro City Manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba resigned after sexual harassment inquiry, sources say https://t.co/Q8caLSoXcp

[Amy Diaz @amydiaze]

In Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, there are 64 school bus driver vacancies— but not for lack of trying. I wrote about the time-consuming hiring process, and the impacts of the nation-wide shortage on students, parents, and educators in the area. https://t.co/6XBE7FXhxt

[Amy Diaz @amydiaze]

Today marks the 64th anniversary of the A&T Four's sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro. Their protests helped to launch the sit-in movement across the south. https://t.co/Xf9NhcmjnD

[88.5 WFDD @885wfdd]

North Carolina’s foster care system has reached a tipping point. Social service agencies struggle to find homes for the children in their care, leaving some to sleep in government offices or emergency rooms. One big reason is a lack of foster families. https://t.co/Kez6VCHjDM