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
Teachers balk at returning to school as Covid cases surge in Seattle area
There have been roughly 36 coronavirus outbreaks related to schools in Washington state.
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Two families seek $4 million in damages after abuse by Seattle Public Schools staff
Two families have each filed $2 million tort claims against Seattle Public Schools after their children were physically abused by staff members. Both of the children are special education students, and were 7 and 9 years old when the incidents occurred.
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Schools can prevent most Covid outbreaks without routine testing, study finds
Schools can prevent Covid outbreaks without routine testing - if they take enough other precautions and community transmission is low, finds a new report from the Institute for Disease Modeling.
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school abuse
Seattle school security guard fired for restraining second-grader, as she screamed ‘I can’t breathe’
Seattle Public Schools has fired a security guard after finding he improperly used physical force against a 7-year-old student at Stevens Elementary School, then lied about the incident to district investigators.
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When will students return to the classroom in Seattle Public Schools?
As suburban districts unveil plans to start bringing students back to the classroom this fall, many parents in Seattle Public Schools want to know why the state’s largest district has not announced when it might restart in-person learning - especially for younger students, who tend to find distance learning most challenging.
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KUOW Newsroom
A Seattle family moves to Canada so kids can attend school in-person
They refer to this plan as their 'escape hatch' from the U.S.
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KUOW Newsroom
From 'nana school' to a Canadian 'escape hatch': Seattle families plan for fall classes
After a tumultuous spring of emergency distance learning, these parents discuss how they are looking at
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KUOW Newsroom
Highlights from Seattle Schools' tentative agreement with its teachers union
Seattle Public Schools and Seattle Education Association, its educators union, reached a long-awaited tentative agreement Wednesday that outlines expectations for both sides as the district gears up to begin the school year remotely.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle Schools and its teachers union still negotiating how to restart school next week
Seattle Public Schools and Seattle Education Association, its teachers union, are in final negotiations about the in-person elements of a school year scheduled to start — mostly remotely — at the beginning of September.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
King County has confirmed 24 Covid-19 outbreaks at child care centers since March
Public health officials confirmed 20 Covid-19 outbreaks involving two or more people at child care facilities in King County between March and the end of July.