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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Satanic after-school clubs planned in Washington elementaries
A Satanist group said it’s planning to start after-school clubs at two Washington schools this fall. The Satanic Temple said it’s bringing the After...
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Groups seek to create a 'West Coast Wall' with ban on assault weapon sales
A coalition of groups and lawmakers in Washington state is calling for a statewide ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons, the type of gun...
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State schools chief sues seven districts for paying teachers with levy money
Washington state schools superintendent Randy Dorn filed a lawsuit Tuesday in King County Superior Court against seven school districts for using levy...
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Seattle Preschool Program won't be able to serve 2,000 kids after all
Parents tend to get sticker-shock when it’s time to pay for child care. Now it’s the city’s turn. The city of Seattle is scaling back plans for its...
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For low-income kids, summer learning opportunities are hard to find
It’s the first day of summer vacation for students in Seattle Public Schools. For a lot of people, "summer" is synonymous with "fun." But the season can...
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On the streets. With a newborn. And trying to graduate high school
At Interagency Academy in South Seattle, Principal Kaaren Andrews recruits students who've dropped out of school or are at risk of not graduating. She...
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How to keep worms from your backyard apples
There’s an old joke: What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? Finding half a worm.
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Why more black students attend charter schools in WA
The state’s eight charter schools are not technically charters right now. The state Supreme Court invalidated the original charter law last year.
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Finding musical talent at low-income Seattle schools
On Thursday afternoons at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, music lessons are everywhere you look. Woodwinds twittering in the breezeways. Violas...
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Let districts choose tests, say some on Seattle School Board
Some Seattle School Board members say the state should let districts choose their own standardized tests. They say the state's current test is unfair to...