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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Seattle Buys Insolvent Pronto Bike-Sharing Program
Seattle is buying the Pronto bike-sharing program for $1.4 million – even though the program essentially failed in nonprofit hands.
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Are Seattle Daycares Prepared For The Big One?
For parents in the Seattle area, the idea of a big earthquake is scary enough. But what happens if a disaster strikes when your children are in daycare?...
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Using Yoga Breaths And Mustang Money To Help Kids Learn
Hundreds of tiny lungs slowly expand and contract in unison as students at Highland Park Elementary start their school day in West Seattle. It’s a daily...
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Why So Many Kids Are Chronically Absent In Washington State
On a recent morning at George T. Daniel Elementary School in Kent, the school bell had already rung. In the driveway, one minivan after another pulled...
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Levies Faring Well So Far In Washington Special Elections
Kim Malcolm talks with education reporter Ann Dornfeld about how levies and bond measures in the Puget Sound area are faring after last night's ballot returns. Nearly half of Washington's 295 school districts asked voters for more money in the special election.
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Levy In Mind, Voters Question How Seattle School District Spends Construction Money
Magnolia Elementary School is a big, brick building that opened in 1927. This historic landmark has been boarded up for 12 years. "Be careful of the wat...
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One Thousand Washingtonians Who Failed GED Test Will Now Pass
Two years after the GED high school equivalency exam became harder to pass, Washington state is again making it easier. The State Board of Community and...
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Child Care Centers In Seattle Schools Face Closures
The Seattle School Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday night whether to take back 19 classrooms now used for preschool and before-and-after-school care.
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Could Lottery Money Save Charter Schools In Washington?
Two very different bills to restore charter schools’ legal status are facing lawmakers with the state Legislature back in session Monday.
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This Special Needs Kindergarten In Seattle Is Losing Its Funding
Cinthia Portugal is a mom of 4-year-old twins with autism, and she is scrambling to find a kindergarten for her sons.