Ann Dornfeld
Reporter
About
Ann Dornfeld reports on issues of racial inequity for KUOW. She previously covered education for the station. Before that, Ann was a roving freelance public radio reporter, focusing on environmental issues, for KUOW and national shows including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, The Environment Report and Marketplace.
Ann has reported on a rare bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico, penguin habitat loss in South Africa, mangrove destruction in the U.S. Virgin Islands, coral reef conservation in Bonaire and invasive lionfish in the Bahamas. She covered a major earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, for NPR News and The World. Ann also worked as a reporter and Morning Edition host at KLCC Public Radio in Eugene, Oregon, after internships at KUOW and Alaska Public Radio Network.
She got her start spinning hip-hop records at the radio station of Oregon State University, where she majored in biology and environmental sciences.
She has won awards for her reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists, The Associated Press and Public Radio News Directors Incorporated. Ann has also received both investigative and data reporting awards from the Education Writers Association for her coverage of ongoing recess cutbacks and physical education shortages in Seattle-area schools. Her photography has appeared in exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle School Board to appoint new member to vacant seat
The Seattle School Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday on an open seat after a director stepped down early. The position covers southeast Seattle, where most public school students are children of color.
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KUOW Newsroom
King County kids need a lot more play
Four out of five children in King County are not getting enough exercise, according to a new study from the University of Washington. Researchers say unsafe parks, a lack of swimming pools and the cost of organized sports all play a role in the problem.
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KUOW Newsroom
Sound Transit takes heat for fare enforcement on first day of school
Sound Transit is facing criticism for enforcing student fares on the first day of school in Seattle. A picture circulated on social media showing a Sound Transit fare enforcement officer taking a picture of a student’s ID after the girl had not paid her fare. Sound Transit spokesperson Rachelle Davis said officers did not ticket students on the first day of school, and instead took “a customer service and education approach” with kids.
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KUOW Newsroom
As Seattle kids head back to school, here are 4 things you should know
Kim Malcolm talks with Ann Dornfeld about what's in store for Seattle students and parents, as the school year begins on Wednesday.
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KUOW Newsroom
Kids don't have enough time to eat lunch, Washington state audit finds
Auditors timed how long elementary students got at the lunch table at 31 schools in Washington state.
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KUOW Newsroom
White kids usually get the most recess in Seattle. Black kids, the least
A KUOW investigation shows that in Seattle, public elementary schools that serve low-income kids and children of color tend to offer less recess than kids at mostly white, well-off schools.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle schools, teachers reach tentative contract agreement
Seattle Public Schools and its teachers’ union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. If the union votes to approve the contract, teachers would receive an 11 percent raise in steps over the next three years.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle teachers, still without a contract, rally at district headquarters
With School two weeks away in Seattle, it’s getting down to the wire for the district and its teachers’ union to
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KUOW Newsroom
Washington parents can't opt out of MMR vaccine for philosophical reasons
More kids will need the measles vaccine in order to legally attend public or private schools in Washington this fall. That comes after a recent change to state law.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle teachers ramp up pressure over contract, with school three weeks away
With school just three weeks away, the Seattle Education Association teachers' union is publicizing its efforts to boost teacher pay and improve services for students.