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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Public Hearings On Charter School Proposals Begin Today
The Washington State Charter School Commission will host nine public forums around the state this month regarding the 19 charter school proposals it is...
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Six Months Later, Girl With Autism Thrives With Trained Teachers
Chloe had a great year in kindergarten. Although she has autism, she had no problem learning in a general education classroom alongside her peers...
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A Welder Reflects: 'I’m A Different Person Than I Was. I Have A Trade.'
When Shannon Kelley started a free worker retraining program last summer, he was 43 years old and had been laid off for five years.
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State Deal To Give Media Organizations Student Data Alarms Privacy Experts
Editor’s Note: This story has been changed to strengthen its focus on student data privacy. The original version, which contained more specifics from an...
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Ruling Allows Charter Schools To Move Forward In Washington
A King County Superior Court ruling Thursday will allow the introduction of charter schools in Washington, but struck down part of the law as...
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Charter Schools' Volunteer Demands Could Deter Poor Families, Critics Say
Proposals for Washington state's first-ever charter schools include a wide range of educational models, from a focus on team sports to a military school.
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22 Contenders Vie To Become State's First Charter Schools
A military school for at-risk youth. A high school that uses sports to teach life lessons. A school focused on special education. These are three of the...
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Seattle School Board Approves New Boundaries At Seven Hour Meeting
At a seven-hour meeting on Wednesday night, the Seattle School Board approved controversial new boundaries – to the chagrin of parents, teachers and...
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Seattle Parents Rankled By School District's Proposed Boundaries
At 6:55 a.m. last Friday, wearing a red backpack and holding an apple fritter, 11-year-old Arlo Jackson trudged out the door to Mercer Middle School.
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State Schools Chief Asks Legislature For Another $544M
Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn is calling on the Legislature to add more than half a billion dollars for K-12...