Ann Dornfeld
Reporter
About
Ann is a reporter on KUOW's Investigations team. Previously, she covered education stories for KUOW for a decade, with a focus on investigations into racial and socioeconomic inequities.
Her ongoing series exposing Seattle Public Schools’ lenient discipline of staff who abused students has won investigative reporting awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio Television Digital News Association, and the Education Writers Association. She was also lauded for her years of work covering disparities in the amount of recess and P.E. time students received in low-income schools.
Previously, Ann worked at Alaska Public Radio Network in Anchorage, and KLCC in Eugene, Oregon. Her freelance work, focusing on science and environmental issues, has appeared on national outlets including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Marketplace and The World.
Ann’s marine and underwater photography has appeared in the American Museum of Natural History and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
She lives with her husband and two children in South Seattle.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors
Stories
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Education
Seattle schools to reopen March 29 amid tentative agreement with teachers union
Seattle Public Schools and its teachers union have reached a tentative agreement to restart in-person classes for pre-K, elementary, and certain special education students starting March 29.
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Education
'Now is the time.' Gov. Inslee orders Washington schools to reopen by April 19
Washington Governor Jay Inslee today announced that he will sign an emergency proclamation ordering school districts to offer part-time in-person instruction for students in grades K-6 by Apr. 5th and grades 7-12 by Apr. 19th.
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Education
Seattle Schools says many 'essential' staff will be called back to classrooms in March
Seattle Public Schools informed hundreds of teachers and other school staff Friday that they may be called back to buildings beginning March 8th to teach in-person - before the district reaches a reopening agreement with Seattle Education Association.
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Education
Seattle Public Schools delays reopening plans as teachers union agreement stalls
Seattle Public Schools is delaying its plan to start bringing students back into buildings by one week. Originally planning for March 1, the district has pushed back reopening its doors to a few student groups to March 8. In the meantime, the district and its teachers union still have yet to reach a reopening agreement.
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Education
Are you ready for schools to reopen?
Starting Tuesday, February 16, The Record is kicking off a weekly segment about school during the pandemic and we want to hear from you.
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Education
WA's plan to vaccinate teachers, reopen schools gets mixed reviews
‘I'm hearing so much worry from school staff members, very often not just for themselves, but for their families or for their students. They're not convinced that the school is going to be taking all of the required measures that are needed to keep students safe.’
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Education
Interim Seattle Schools superintendent selected: Brent Jones
The Seattle School Board has chosen a candidate to serve as interim superintendent for the next year after Denise Juneau steps down.
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Education
Bellevue School District and teachers union reach in-person learning deal, but tensions linger
The district and the Bellevue Education Association reached an agreement regarding in-person learning late Monday night that allows students in kindergarten through second grade to attend school in-person for the first time since last March, although on a slightly longer time frame.
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Education
Bellevue says it will use non-union staff to reopen schools as labor conflict intensifies
Bellevue School District plans to reopen buildings to 2nd-graders Thursday, despite a vote by teachers and other school staff to stay home due to Covid safety concerns.
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Education
Federal probe opened into whether Seattle Schools failed special ed students during pandemic
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a probe of what it called “disturbing reports” regarding Seattle Public Schools’ alleged failure to provide specialized instruction to students with disabilities during the pandemic.