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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Why more black students attend charter schools in WA
The state’s eight charter schools are not technically charters right now. The state Supreme Court invalidated the original charter law last year.
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Finding musical talent at low-income Seattle schools
On Thursday afternoons at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, music lessons are everywhere you look. Woodwinds twittering in the breezeways. Violas...
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Let districts choose tests, say some on Seattle School Board
Some Seattle School Board members say the state should let districts choose their own standardized tests. They say the state's current test is unfair to...
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UW students and staff say university is all talk, no action on racial equity
Students and staff at the University of Washington held a walk-out Thursday to protest racial inequity they see on – and off – campus. They chanted: ...
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Mayor's Education Summit draws community interest - and skepticism
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is holding an Education Summit at Garfield High School on Saturday to look at ways the city can help improve the academic...
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Seattle Public Schools says there's lead in most buildings – but it's under control
Recent, routine tests in Seattle Public Schools found that 49 schools had at least one faucet with lead levels above the district’s acceptable limit....
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Withholding recess is banned in 10 states. But it's common in Seattle
This school year, Seattle Public Schools agreed to teachers' union demands for a minimum amount of recess: 30 minutes a day.
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Pressured By Overcrowding And Hungry Crows, Eastside Schools Hope Bond Passes
School funding measures tend to pass easily in Seattle. Not so across the lake, where Lake Washington School District is trying to pass a bond measure ...
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Seattle Schools Makes Opting Out Of Tests Difficult, Activists Say
A group of parents, teachers and activists is demanding that Seattle Schools make it easier for families to opt out of standardized tests. Gerald...
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Washington Charter Schools Stay Open As Inslee Refuses To Veto Bill
Charter schools can continue to operate in Washington state, after all. Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday that he would not veto a bill saving the...