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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Education equity nonprofit faces collapse after dispute with WA commerce department
An education advocacy nonprofit says it may have to close its doors because the Washington Department of Commerce is holding back $3.6 million in grant funding for a digital literacy program.
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WA school officials exhale as Trump un-freezes billions in education funding
The Trump administration announced Friday it will release billions of dollars of education funding to states it froze July 1. If the funding had been eliminated, Washington state schools stood to lose $137 million.
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For Seattle kids with disabilities, welcoming day camps can be hard to find
When school is out for summer, many Seattle-area families rely on day camps for critical child care, and a chance for kids to spend sunny days outdoors, making friends and learning new skills. For parents of kids with disabilities, however, welcoming day camps can be hard to find.
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Seattle's Roosevelt High School sanctioned for illicit recruiting of football players
District staff, coaches, and students at Seattle’s Roosevelt High School face wide-ranging sanctions after the state’s school athletics regulatory body found that the football program illicitly recruited students.
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Seattle teachers begin contract negotiations under cloud of $100 million shortfall
Contract talks have started between Seattle Public Schools and its teachers’ union over two agreements that expire this summer.
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Some low-income renters in King County evicted without attorneys, despite state law
As eviction case filings in King County reach record high levels, some low-income tenants have been going without legal representation despite a 2021 law that gives them the right to counsel.
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'The $100 million question.' How will Seattle Public Schools close its lingering deficit?
The Seattle School Board is looking again at how to handle an anticipated $104 million budget shortfall.
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Family of Garfield High student fatally shot on campus sues Seattle Public Schools
The family of a 17-year-old Garfield High School student shot and killed at lunchtime last year is suing Seattle Public Schools, alleging negligence.
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City planned to withhold West Seattle light rail environmental concerns from regulators, public
Internal City of Seattle communications leaked to KUOW show that officials planned to withhold some environmental concerns from the public and federal regulators regarding Sound Transit’s planned West Seattle Link light rail extension.
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Is your ID enhanced? Air travelers scramble to meet May 7 deadline
New U.S. Department of Homeland Security identification requirements go into effect May 7 for domestic air travel, as well as for entry into some federal offices, when the long-delayed federal REAL ID Act goes into effect.