Ann Dornfeld
Reporter
About
Ann Dornfeld reports on issues of racial inequity for KUOW. She previously covered education for the station. Before that, Ann was a roving freelance public radio reporter, focusing on environmental issues, for KUOW and national shows including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, The Environment Report and Marketplace.
Ann has reported on a rare bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico, penguin habitat loss in South Africa, mangrove destruction in the U.S. Virgin Islands, coral reef conservation in Bonaire and invasive lionfish in the Bahamas. She covered a major earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, for NPR News and The World. Ann also worked as a reporter and Morning Edition host at KLCC Public Radio in Eugene, Oregon, after internships at KUOW and Alaska Public Radio Network.
She got her start spinning hip-hop records at the radio station of Oregon State University, where she majored in biology and environmental sciences.
She has won awards for her reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists, The Associated Press and Public Radio News Directors Incorporated. Ann has also received both investigative and data reporting awards from the Education Writers Association for her coverage of ongoing recess cutbacks and physical education shortages in Seattle-area schools. Her photography has appeared in exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle Public Schools delays reopening plans as teachers union agreement stalls
Seattle Public Schools is delaying its plan to start bringing students back into buildings by one week. Originally planning for March 1, the district has pushed back reopening its doors to a few student groups to March 8. In the meantime, the district and its teachers union still have yet to reach a reopening agreement.
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The Record
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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KUOW Newsroom
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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KUOW Newsroom
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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KUOW Newsroom
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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KUOW Newsroom
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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KUOW Newsroom
'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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KUOW Newsroom
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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KUOW Newsroom
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.