Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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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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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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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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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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Many school districts coordinate emergency supplies for all their schools, but not Seattle
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Here's what the results in the Seattle school board election mean
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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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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.
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These teens are turning guns into gardening tools
Teenagers in Burien are picking up guns – and turning them into gardening tools. The blacksmithing project is part of a summer program for at-risk youth run by the organization Choose 180. KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld brings us this audio postcard.
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When anxious kids won't go to school, what should parents and schools do?
Most kids have days when they just don’t feel like going to school. But what happens when kids straight-up refuse to go? Psychologists say that’s a problem that seems to be on the rise.