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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Health
Seattle Covid-19 home testing project halted pending federal approval
The Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, the first of its kind nationwide, had tested more than 12,000 people to measure how prevalent Covid-19 was in the community among people with and without symptoms.
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Education
Seattle math teacher who punched student in the face is leaving the district
James Johnson had been on paid administrative leave from Washington Middle School since January, when a KUOW investigation revealed his history of abusing students, including punching a boy in the face at Meany Middle School in 2018. After the story ran, the district said new allegations had emerged against Johnson, and pulled him from the classroom.
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Health
'The message is changing': These Seattle clinics say they now test lower-risk people and wide range of Covid-19 symptoms
Testing supplies still aren't at adequate levels for widespread testing - but at least some Seattle-area clinics say their supplies have improved in time for the state's expanded list of Covid
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Education
In distance learning, many Seattle-area teachers worry about the students left behind
Seattle-area teachers say the first few weeks of distance learning have been a learning experience for them, as well – from the new technology they are trying to master to the challenges of getting in contact with some students.
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Education
Seattle Schools 'A' or 'Incomplete' grading policy inequitable, some parents and teachers say
The Seattle Special Education PTSA has called on the school board to amend the policy to ensure that high school students with disabilities do not receive 'incomplete' grades.
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Education
Childcare centers struggle to stay afloat as kids stay home
With one-quarter of the state's licensed child care centers closed, providers that remain open struggle with new, stringent safety protocols and dwindling enrollment, raising concerns about the state of child care once the stay-at-home order is lifted.
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Education
Washington state K-12 schools will not reopen this school year, Gov. Inslee says
In an announcement Monday afternoon, Inslee said " "
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Education
Seattle Schools scraps plan to draft educators for emergency child care services
Seattle Public Schools has cancelled its plan to draft educators to work at five new child care sites for the children of first responders, which were scheduled to open Monday.
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Seattle schools roll out new distance learning model
Seattle Public Schools is rolling out its new distance learning model as the stay-at-home order for coronavirus continues.
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Education
Washington state sets Monday deadline to get students back to learning
The challenges of outbreak-related long distance schooling