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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Pressured By Overcrowding And Hungry Crows, Eastside Schools Hope Bond Passes
School funding measures tend to pass easily in Seattle. Not so across the lake, where Lake Washington School District is trying to pass a bond measure ...
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Seattle Schools Makes Opting Out Of Tests Difficult, Activists Say
A group of parents, teachers and activists is demanding that Seattle Schools make it easier for families to opt out of standardized tests. Gerald...
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Washington Charter Schools Stay Open As Inslee Refuses To Veto Bill
Charter schools can continue to operate in Washington state, after all. Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday that he would not veto a bill saving the...
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No First Graders Allowed: A Mukilteo School For Kindergartners Only
Imagine a class of boisterous 5-year-olds. Now picture 24 of those classrooms all under the same roof. That’s Mukilteo School District’s plan for a huge...
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Clinton Calls On Seattle Supporters To Caucus On Saturday
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigned across the Seattle area on Tuesday, saying she’d work to restore U.S. manufacturing jobs and making a...
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Qualified Providers, Space Hard To Find For Seattle Preschool Program
The promise of the city of Seattle’s new subsidized preschool program — to bring low- or no-cost preschool to three- and four-year-olds across the city...
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Seattle Buys Insolvent Pronto Bike-Sharing Program
Seattle is buying the Pronto bike-sharing program for $1.4 million – even though the program essentially failed in nonprofit hands.
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Are Seattle Daycares Prepared For The Big One?
For parents in the Seattle area, the idea of a big earthquake is scary enough. But what happens if a disaster strikes when your children are in daycare?...
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Using Yoga Breaths And Mustang Money To Help Kids Learn
Hundreds of tiny lungs slowly expand and contract in unison as students at Highland Park Elementary start their school day in West Seattle. It’s a daily...
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Why So Many Kids Are Chronically Absent In Washington State
On a recent morning at George T. Daniel Elementary School in Kent, the school bell had already rung. In the driveway, one minivan after another pulled...