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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Meet The (Hopeful) Charters: Some Mixed Records, Others Just Failing
Supporters of last year’s charter schools initiative in Washington state promised the law would bring successful charter models from across the country
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A Look At Washington's First Charter School Contenders
Correction 10/24/2013: This story has been changed to correct the number of schools that can be approved in the first round of applications. More than two
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Garfield Students Suspended After Mass Hazing Incident
Eleven students have been suspended from Garfield High School while the district investigates their roles in a September 27 hazing incident.
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Passing The Torch To A New Generation Of Welders
Welding torches have sizzled at the Vigor Industrial shipyard on Seattles Harbor Island for a century. But the men and women behind the welding masks in
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Seattle Teachers Agree To New Contract On Eve Of First Day Of School
UPDATE: 9/4/13, 10:31 a.m. PT About 1,800 teachers cast their votes in the Seattle Education Association general membership meeting at Benaroya Hall.
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Seattle Teachers, District Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Seattle School District and its teachers' union have reached a tentative agreement on a new, two-year contract. The district and Seattle Education
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Seattle Teachers Reject District's Contract Offer
Correction 8/27/13: In a previous version, the length of the district's contract offer was stated as three years. The current offer is for a two-year
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Contract Talks Stall Between Seattle Teachers And District
UPDATE: 8/24/13, 9:41 a.m. PT In a letter to the community Friday evening, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda outlined key elements of the
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Seattle City Council To Consider Universal Preschool Proposal
The city of Seattle would create a plan to let all children attend preschool for free or on a sliding scale under a resolution proposed by City Councilman
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Crowds Turn Out For Board Meeting Weeks Before School Begins
School doesn't start for two weeks, but it was standing room only at the Seattle School Board meeting Wednesday night as hundreds of community members