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-area community colleges see fewer international students amid travel ban, visa restrictions
International students have brought needed revenue to colleges in recent years — especially community colleges where local enrollment has fallen. But getting permission to study in the U.S. has gotten harder under the Trump administration. Seattle-area community colleges have been hit hard by the changes — and the fear they’ve caused.
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'Damning' audit finds lax King County oversight allowed potential fraud, improper payments to contractors
The King County Auditor found that lax financial oversight at the Department of Community and Human Services allowed potential fraud and numerous improper payments to contractors for four youth programs in the last three years.
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First-class flights and resort booze. WA Commerce failed to oversee ed grant, audit finds
A state audit found the Washington Department of Commerce failed to properly oversee $10.7 million intended to bring broadband access, laptops, and training to people in underserved communities.
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Washington migrant higher education programs still waiting on federal funding
Colleges and universities in Washington state are still awaiting word on federal funding for migrant education programs for the upcoming school year.
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Education equity nonprofit faces collapse after dispute with WA commerce department
An education advocacy nonprofit says it may have to close its doors because the Washington Department of Commerce is holding back $3.6 million in grant funding for a digital literacy program.
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WA school officials exhale as Trump un-freezes billions in education funding
The Trump administration announced Friday it will release billions of dollars of education funding to states it froze July 1. If the funding had been eliminated, Washington state schools stood to lose $137 million.
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For Seattle kids with disabilities, welcoming day camps can be hard to find
When school is out for summer, many Seattle-area families rely on day camps for critical child care, and a chance for kids to spend sunny days outdoors, making friends and learning new skills. For parents of kids with disabilities, however, welcoming day camps can be hard to find.
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Seattle's Roosevelt High School sanctioned for illicit recruiting of football players
District staff, coaches, and students at Seattle’s Roosevelt High School face wide-ranging sanctions after the state’s school athletics regulatory body found that the football program illicitly recruited students.
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Seattle teachers begin contract negotiations under cloud of $100 million shortfall
Contract talks have started between Seattle Public Schools and its teachers’ union over two agreements that expire this summer.
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Some low-income renters in King County evicted without attorneys, despite state law
As eviction case filings in King County reach record high levels, some low-income tenants have been going without legal representation despite a 2021 law that gives them the right to counsel.