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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Teachers Protest Gates Foundation-Backed Education Reforms
A coalition of teachers and their supporters marched through downtown Seattle Thursday afternoon to the headquarters of the Bill and Melinda Gates...
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Seattle City Council Sends Two Early Childhood Initiatives To Voters
The Seattle City Council voted on Monday to send two competing early childhood education initiatives to voters this fall. One initiative was proposed...
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Seattle Schools Chief Jose Banda May Leave For Sacramento
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda has been named the finalist for superintendent of Sacramento City Unified School District. If Banda...
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African Hair Braider Sues Washington Over License Dispute
An African hair braider is suing the Washington State Department of Licensing after an investigator told her she needs a cosmetology license to stay in...
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In Surprise Move, Seattle Schools Approve 'Singapore Math'
Last week, the Seattle School Board voted 4-3 to adopt a new elementary curriculum, Math in Focus. Parents and teachers had lobbied the district for...
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Sen. Murray Proposes Summer Food Benefits For Low-Income Kids
Nearly half of public school students in Washington state receive free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches at school – about half a million children...
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Proposed Sale Of Seattle Student Data Site Worries Officials
The potential bankruptcy sale of a company that stores online student data – including personally identifiable information for about 20,000 Seattle...
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Recess, Once Free Time, Gets An Overhaul
The recess for the youngest students at Ardmore Elementary School in Bellevue doesn’t look like your typical recess.
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Education
Recess Shrinks At Seattle Schools; Poor Schools Fare Worst
In decades past, elementary students had recess several times a day. Today, parents and teachers across the country report dramatic cutbacks to that...
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Seattle-Area Kids Don’t Get Enough P.E., But Who Is Keeping Track?
At a playfield in West Seattle, physical education teacher C.J. Sealey referees with a piercing whistle. Sealey aims to get these kids moving – after...