Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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When Parents Don't Pick Up Kids From Juvenile Detention
Many youth become homeless when they get out of detention centers and their parents refuse or fail to pick them up. That’s the finding of a new report...
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Washington Charter Schools Find Another Source Of Public Money
Washington state’s charter schools are about to lose state funding, so they’re exploring an option that might allow them to stay open.
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Paying To Cut Seattle Class Sizes Doesn't Necessarily Make Them Smaller
The Washington state Legislature has directed funding to reduce class sizes in elementary schools. But as KUOW’s Ann Dornfeld reports, that doesn’t mean...
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These Seattle Students Are Afraid To Walk To School
When Emily Au walks to school, she worries about getting jumped – again. Last time, it was a woman at a bus stop asking for bus fare. The woman didn’t...
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School Will Start Later For Many Seattle Teens
A lot of Seattle teens can hit the snooze button next school year. The school board voted 6-1 Wednesday night to push back start times for middle and...
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Seattle Students Don't Get Enough Time To Eat, Study Finds
Elementary students in Seattle Public Schools get far less time to eat lunch than district policy requires, according to a study by University of...
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King County Voters Consider Child Development In Big Levy Year
King County voters will decide on a levy focused on helping young children get a strong start in life. The Best Starts for Kids levy would raise about ...
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Seattle Parents Protest District's 'Half-Baked' Plan For Teacher Cuts
This was not your usual bake sale. "We’ve got some Bum Deal Brownies, Overcrowding Oreos, B.S. Banana Bread, Forget the Kids Fig Bars," laughed Darcey...
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SLIDESHOW: Why Seattle Moms Still Pump In Bathrooms
The lactation room wasn’t a room at all. It was a corner of the lunch room in an old King County building in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood. A...
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Seattle Kids Used To Get 95 Minutes Of Lunch And Recess
There was a time Seattle students got 95 minutes of lunch and recess. Most of that time was for a languid midday break that allowed plenty of time to...