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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Levies Faring Well So Far In Washington Special Elections
Kim Malcolm talks with education reporter Ann Dornfeld about how levies and bond measures in the Puget Sound area are faring after last night's ballot returns. Nearly half of Washington's 295 school districts asked voters for more money in the special election.
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Levy In Mind, Voters Question How Seattle School District Spends Construction Money
Magnolia Elementary School is a big, brick building that opened in 1927. This historic landmark has been boarded up for 12 years. "Be careful of the wat...
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One Thousand Washingtonians Who Failed GED Test Will Now Pass
Two years after the GED high school equivalency exam became harder to pass, Washington state is again making it easier. The State Board of Community and...
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Child Care Centers In Seattle Schools Face Closures
The Seattle School Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday night whether to take back 19 classrooms now used for preschool and before-and-after-school care.
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Could Lottery Money Save Charter Schools In Washington?
Two very different bills to restore charter schools’ legal status are facing lawmakers with the state Legislature back in session Monday.
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This Special Needs Kindergarten In Seattle Is Losing Its Funding
Cinthia Portugal is a mom of 4-year-old twins with autism, and she is scrambling to find a kindergarten for her sons.
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Washington Charter Schools Get Creative To Keep State Funding
Washington state’s charter schools are starting the year with new funding sources after state dollars were cut off in December. While school was out for...
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Seattle Is First City To Let Uber Drivers Unionize
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to become the first city in the nation to allow Uber, Lyft and other for-hire drivers to unionize....
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When Parents Don't Pick Up Kids From Juvenile Detention
Many youth become homeless when they get out of detention centers and their parents refuse or fail to pick them up. That’s the finding of a new report...
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Washington Charter Schools Find Another Source Of Public Money
Washington state’s charter schools are about to lose state funding, so they’re exploring an option that might allow them to stay open.