Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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'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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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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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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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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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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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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Washington state sets Monday deadline to get students back to learning
The challenges of outbreak-related long distance schooling
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Furniture manufacturer near Seattle turns into mask factory for hospitals during coronavirus pandemic
A Mukilteo furniture factory has stepped forward to make surgical masks and face shields for Providence health care workers after the medical provider asked the public to help produce protective equipment for those on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic in the face of a global shortage of protective gear.
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N95 masks spotted at Target in Seattle, and politicians swoop in divert them to hospitals
When reporter Ann Dornfeld went to Target in West Seattle on Friday morning to buy toilet paper, she was shocked to see rows of N95 protective masks for sale -- $6.79 for two.