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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Breastfeeding is 'life or death for communities of color'
The birth of Camie Goldhammer's first daughter did not go as planned. The labor had gone long, and Goldhammer, a social worker, ended up having an...
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Cops shouldn't handle discipline in WA schools, ACLU says
Police are handling routine discipline issues in many Washington schools – sometimes even arresting children — finds a new study from the American Civil...
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Seattle Schools may make ethnic studies mandatory
The Seattle School Board is considering a proposal from the Seattle-King County NAACP to require ethnic studies at every school — and possibly make the...
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This is what King County's 'Safe Spaces' could look like
Bill Radke talks with Dennis Morrow, executive director of Janus Youth Programs, about Portland's Juvenile Reception Centers. King County proposed opening two similar centers for youth accused of low level offenses.
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For parents raising infants of color, this support group aims to uplift
Support groups for new parents are popular in Seattle. Parents swap tips about when to introduce the bottle and empathize about new family dynamics. But...
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Racial literacy gap hurts all Americans, black teacher says
Drego Little teaches literature at Rainier Scholars, a college prep program for low-income students of color, and humanities at Matteo Ricci College at...
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Where are the black kids in Seattle's gifted program?
When Juanita Ricks’ biracial daughter Alexandra tested into the highly gifted program, Ricks, who is black, and her then-husband, who is white, toured...
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I’m undocumented. I’m transgender. I’m Muslim. Seattle teens share worries about Trump era
The handover of presidential power makes us wonder how the new administration will affect our lives. That's especially true for young people.
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The government engineered Seattle's racial segregation, says researcher
Seattle's neighborhoods and suburbs have long been segregated by race.
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'Rats!' Say rodents to Seattle's new building code
2017 may not be a good year for Seattle’s booming rat population. The city’s new building code as of Jan. 1 requires developers to get rid of rats from...