Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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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.
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Washington Charter Schools Get Creative To Keep State Funding
Washington state’s charter schools are starting the year with new funding sources after state dollars were cut off in December. While school was out for...
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Seattle Is First City To Let Uber Drivers Unionize
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to become the first city in the nation to allow Uber, Lyft and other for-hire drivers to unionize....