Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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Three Seattle-Area Charter Schools Prepare To Open
On a recent sunny afternoon, a work party was underway at a low-slung building just south of Seattle that will soon become Rainier Prep, a charter...
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Teens Shouldn't Be Sleepless In Seattle, Task Force Says
A task force has overwhelmingly voted to flip the current bell schedule for Seattle Public Schools to fit with doctors' recommendations. But task force...
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Seattle Youth Jobs Effort Puts Nearly 2,000 To Work
Nearly 2,000 Seattle young people have jobs this summer as part of the city's Youth Employment Initiative, Mayor Ed Murray said Wednesday. Murray said...
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Seattle Libraries Can Keep Kids Busy This Summer For Free
Teach a kid to code and she’ll build her own video game – and maybe not lose so much learning between school years. That’s the idea behind a new...
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Seattle Schools Stay Open To Prevent 'Summer Slide'
The 7- and 8-year-olds in this math class at Hawthorne Elementary School in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood seem oblivious to the sunshine beating...
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Legislative Deal Would Help Thousands Get High School Diplomas
Washington State Senate Republicans and Democrats have agreed to delay a requirement for high school students to pass a biology exit exam this year and...
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Here Are Seattle's New Subsidized Preschool Sites - And How To Apply
The first four providers of the city's new subsidized preschool program were unveiled Monday, and they're primarily in South Seattle. Beginning this...
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Seattle Transportation Levy Rolls Ahead After Cut Is Rejected
A Seattle City Council committee has given the green light to the mayor’s proposed $930 million transportation levy. The Select Committee on...
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Washington State Science Test Can Trip Up Even Good Students
Seventeen-year-old Lesley Delgadillo has the grace and poise of a student body president.
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After Years Of Substance Abuse, A Diploma
A lot of teenagers smoke weed. But they don’t all love it enough to get W-E-E-D tattooed across their knuckles. "I was just a pothead, basically,...