Ann Dornfeld
Reporter
About
Ann is a reporter on KUOW's Investigations team. Previously, she covered education stories for KUOW for a decade, with a focus on investigations into racial and socioeconomic inequities.
Her ongoing series exposing Seattle Public Schools’ lenient discipline of staff who abused students has won investigative reporting awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio Television Digital News Association, and the Education Writers Association. She was also lauded for her years of work covering disparities in the amount of recess and P.E. time students received in low-income schools.
Previously, Ann worked at Alaska Public Radio Network in Anchorage, and KLCC in Eugene, Oregon. Her freelance work, focusing on science and environmental issues, has appeared on national outlets including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Marketplace and The World.
Ann’s marine and underwater photography has appeared in the American Museum of Natural History and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
She lives with her husband and two children in South Seattle.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors
Stories
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Are you ready for schools to reopen?
Starting Tuesday, February 16, The Record is kicking off a weekly segment about school during the pandemic and we want to hear from you.
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WA's plan to vaccinate teachers, reopen schools gets mixed reviews
‘I'm hearing so much worry from school staff members, very often not just for themselves, but for their families or for their students. They're not convinced that the school is going to be taking all of the required measures that are needed to keep students safe.’
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Interim Seattle Schools superintendent selected: Brent Jones
The Seattle School Board has chosen a candidate to serve as interim superintendent for the next year after Denise Juneau steps down.
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Bellevue School District and teachers union reach in-person learning deal, but tensions linger
The district and the Bellevue Education Association reached an agreement regarding in-person learning late Monday night that allows students in kindergarten through second grade to attend school in-person for the first time since last March, although on a slightly longer time frame.
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Bellevue says it will use non-union staff to reopen schools as labor conflict intensifies
Bellevue School District plans to reopen buildings to 2nd-graders Thursday, despite a vote by teachers and other school staff to stay home due to Covid safety concerns.
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Federal probe opened into whether Seattle Schools failed special ed students during pandemic
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a probe of what it called “disturbing reports” regarding Seattle Public Schools’ alleged failure to provide specialized instruction to students with disabilities during the pandemic.
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'Time for an intervention:' Seattle School Board member resigns, cites 'dysfunctional culture'
In her resignation letter, Mack said that she “can no longer participate” in a school system that she said “is not serving the students and families of Seattle.”
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K-12 students can return to schools earlier than previously advised, say WA health officials
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday said recent, more lenient public health guidelines on in-person schooling could allow students to return to physical classrooms sooner than previously recommended — and without major outbreak risk.
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Denise Juneau, Seattle superintendent, to leave district
Denise Juneau, superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, announced on Tuesday that she will leave the district in June when her contract expires.
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Seattle Special Education PTSA votes no-confidence in district after Black child was repeatedly locked in isolation
The Seattle Special Education PTSA took a vote of no-confidence in Seattle Public Schools a day after a KUOW story revealed that a student with disabilities was repeatedly locked outdoors.