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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Highline District Offers Free Full-Day Kindergarten To All Students
Highline School District plans to offer free, full-day kindergarten to all students next school year. Currently, half-day kindergarten is the norm: two and
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State Auditors Find Seattle Schools Still Needs Tighter Internal Controls
After years of sloppy bookkeeping and at times lax financial oversight, Seattle Public Schools has improved its internal financial controls, but needs to
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Former Seattle Schools Official Silas Potter Pleads Guilty To Theft
After his re-arrest on Saturday, former Seattle Public Schools official Silas Potter pleaded guilty Monday to 36 counts of theft for directing $168,275 in
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Many Wash. Districts Have Been Exaggerating Graduation Rates
In 2011, the Washington Association of School Administrators named Mary Alice Heuschel Superintendent of the Year. In a promotional video for the award,
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Two Seattle Head Start Programs Deemed Low-Quality, Lose Funding
Two Seattle Head Start programs have lost their federal funding after they failed to meet quality standards. It's the first round of contract terminations
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12 Wash. Districts File To Become Charter School Authorizers
Twelve Washington school districts have formally announced they’ll apply to become charter school authorizers. Bellevue, Highline, Kent, Tacoma, Spokane
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Many Wash. 12th Graders May Not Graduate Due To New Math Standards
With high school graduation ceremonies just three months away, nearly 15,000 Washington high school seniors have yet to pass the newest addition to the
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Feds Reviewing Discipline Rates Of Black Students In Seattle Schools
KUOW has learned that the U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into discipline rates in Seattle Public Schools. In an email, agency
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Washington Charter School Commissioners To Be Announced This Week
The first members of Washington state’s new Charter School Commission are due to be appointed Wednesday. The commission will be able to approve some of
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Sequester Slashes Washington Head Start, K-12 Funding
At least 1,000 children could be kicked out of Head Start programs in Washington due to the automatic federal budget cuts that began today.