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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This baby teaches empathy to second-graders
Not every teacher wears a onesie, diaper and gets greeted with a song. "Hello Baby Declan, how are you today?" sings a roomful of second-graders to 5...
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Community pays respects to slain Tacoma police officer
A steady stream of people came to Tacoma Police headquarters Thursday. They came to pay tribute to the officer who was shot to death Wednesday while...
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Early learning program emphasizes teaching moments are everywhere, even in the syrup
On a sunny Saturday morning, a dozen moms and dads sat around tables in a White Center elementary school library, looking at a PowerPoint slide of a...
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Seattle students join nationwide school walkout to protest Trump presidency
Students at high schools across Seattle walked out of class Monday to protest the election of Donald Trump. Many of them then marched to Cal Anderson...
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After Trump election, students wonder if it's still safe to protest
Seattle students brought a lot of questions and concerns to school the day after the election. KUOW Education Reporter Ann Dornfeld visited one high...
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Spending ramps up in race for Washington schools chief
One of the largest independent expenditures in Washington state elections this year has come in the race for schools chief.
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Too many Washington students are being physically restrained or isolated, advocates say
The state has released numbers to show how often school staff physically restrain or isolate K-12 students. Student advocates say the data is concerning.
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The power of Black Lives Matter at this West Seattle school
Teachers at schools across Seattle wore Black Lives Matter shirts to class Wednesday. They also gave lessons about race and equity – and talked with...
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Local teachers say #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool
Bill Radke speaks with reporter Ann Dornfeld about the 2,000 teachers who wore Black Lives Matter t-shirts to schools Wednesday in both Seattle and the...
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Seattle kids ask their teachers, 'Why is Trump so mean?'
A little girl went home in tears recently: She had been called "a Trump" at her school in Seattle. A first-grade boy, the son of a KUOW employee, asked...