Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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Seattle School Bus Drivers Authorize Strike Over Health Care Coverage
School bus drivers in Seattle said they’re close to striking after talks broke down with their employer, First Student, a Seattle School District...
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Sleep-Deprived Teenagers? Starting School Later Could Help Them Catch Up
It’s 6:35 a.m. on a recent school day: time for Wendy VanKoevering to do the rounds. Anyone who’s had to wake up a teenager in the morning knows it can...
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Seattle City Limits May Change For First Time In Decades
For all of Seattle's economic and population growth in the past few decades, its city limits have remained static. That could change after the City...
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Charter Commission Advised To Approve Only Six Schools Thursday
The Washington State Charter School Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on the 19 charter applications it received.The commission hired outside...
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'Year Up' Program Gives Young Adults A Leg Up On Job Market
The only thing motivating Freda Crichton to finish high school was the prospect of joining the Marines with her twin sister after graduation. Her twin...
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Parents Pack Meetings With Charter School Hopefuls
The Washington State Charter School Commission is wrapping up three weeks of public hearings for 19 proposed schools.
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New Bill Would Examine Student Privacy In Washington State
A bill introduced in the state Legislature this week calls for a study into how much student data is being released without families’ knowledge or...
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Supreme Court To State: Figure Out Education Funding By April
The Washington state Supreme Court has found that state lawmakers have once again failed to make significant progress toward fully funding basic education, and ordered the Legislature to submit a K-12 funding plan by April 30.
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Public Hearings On Charter School Proposals Begin Today
The Washington State Charter School Commission will host nine public forums around the state this month regarding the 19 charter school proposals it is...
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Six Months Later, Girl With Autism Thrives With Trained Teachers
Chloe had a great year in kindergarten. Although she has autism, she had no problem learning in a general education classroom alongside her peers...