Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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Seattle City Council Votes To Relocate Tent City Residents
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to spend $500,000 to relocate residents of the south Seattle tent city called "Nickelsville." The council
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State Audit Finds District Misspent Dropout-Prevention Money
A state audit released today found that Seattle Public Schools misspent $483,862 in federal grant money meant to improve graduation rates. District
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Highline District Offers Free Full-Day Kindergarten To All Students
Highline School District plans to offer free, full-day kindergarten to all students next school year. Currently, half-day kindergarten is the norm: two and
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State Auditors Find Seattle Schools Still Needs Tighter Internal Controls
After years of sloppy bookkeeping and at times lax financial oversight, Seattle Public Schools has improved its internal financial controls, but needs to
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Former Seattle Schools Official Silas Potter Pleads Guilty To Theft
After his re-arrest on Saturday, former Seattle Public Schools official Silas Potter pleaded guilty Monday to 36 counts of theft for directing $168,275 in
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Many Wash. Districts Have Been Exaggerating Graduation Rates
In 2011, the Washington Association of School Administrators named Mary Alice Heuschel Superintendent of the Year. In a promotional video for the award,
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Two Seattle Head Start Programs Deemed Low-Quality, Lose Funding
Two Seattle Head Start programs have lost their federal funding after they failed to meet quality standards. It's the first round of contract terminations
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12 Wash. Districts File To Become Charter School Authorizers
Twelve Washington school districts have formally announced they’ll apply to become charter school authorizers. Bellevue, Highline, Kent, Tacoma, Spokane
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Many Wash. 12th Graders May Not Graduate Due To New Math Standards
With high school graduation ceremonies just three months away, nearly 15,000 Washington high school seniors have yet to pass the newest addition to the
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Feds Reviewing Discipline Rates Of Black Students In Seattle Schools
KUOW has learned that the U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into discipline rates in Seattle Public Schools. In an email, agency