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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Education
Kids don't have enough time to eat lunch, Washington state audit finds
Auditors timed how long elementary students got at the lunch table at 31 schools in Washington state.
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Education
White kids usually get the most recess in Seattle. Black kids, the least
A KUOW investigation shows that in Seattle, public elementary schools that serve low-income kids and children of color tend to offer less recess than kids at mostly white, well-off schools.
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Education
Seattle schools, teachers reach tentative contract agreement
Seattle Public Schools and its teachers’ union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. If the union votes to approve the contract, teachers would receive an 11 percent raise in steps over the next three years.
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Education
Seattle teachers, still without a contract, rally at district headquarters
With School two weeks away in Seattle, it’s getting down to the wire for the district and its teachers’ union to
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Health
Washington parents can't opt out of MMR vaccine for philosophical reasons
More kids will need the measles vaccine in order to legally attend public or private schools in Washington this fall. That comes after a recent change to state law.
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Education
Seattle teachers ramp up pressure over contract, with school three weeks away
With school just three weeks away, the Seattle Education Association teachers' union is publicizing its efforts to boost teacher pay and improve services for students.
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Education
Many school districts coordinate emergency supplies for all their schools, but not Seattle
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Education
Here's what the results in the Seattle school board election mean
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Education
Some Seattle schools don’t have emergency food and water
Seattle is overdue for a major earthquake. But when the region gets rocked, Seattle’s schools may lack critical supplies and training. That’s because the district mostly leaves it up to schools to be ready for an earthquake.
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Education
New Seattle school dress code: No body-shaming allowed
Seattle Public Schools used to leave dress codes to individual schools. But starting this fall, the dress code is district-wide, and more liberal.