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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No more homework, say many Seattle elementary schools
Many Seattle elementary schools are doing away with homework this fall, citing a growing body of evidence that take-home assignments tend not to help...
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Seattle changed school bell times to let teens sleep in. Here's what happened
Most teens in Seattle Public Schools get to sleep in this year - at least, relative to years past. After years of pressure from parents, teachers and...
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State releases new student achievement statistics. Experts balk
Parents in Washington state may notice another measurement along with their students’ state test scores this year. The student growth percentile (SGP)...
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King County Council approves detailed Best Starts for Kids plan
The King County Council has unanimously approved the master plan for the $400 million Best Starts for Kids initiative voters passed last fall. Half of...
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Seattle school cancels Black Men Uniting event after online threat
An event at a South Seattle school aimed at inspiring students of color has been canceled after John Muir Elementary received an online threat.
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Debate over gender in WA schools chief race
Q. Erin Jones and Chris Reykdal are the two candidates for state schools chief. So let's get to know them. What do you know about Reykdal? Reykdal is a...
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Welcome to first grade! Please bring two reams of copy paper with you
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld about why Washington asks its students to help supply their schools. Washington requires...
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Why did Washington's schools get an F in recent test results?
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld about the most recent Washington State report card. Students who took the Smarter Balanced...
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Best blackberry pie you will ever eat ever
My parents almost always have a pie in the cupboard: apple in the fall, pumpkin in the winter, rhubarb in the spring and blackberry in the summer. My...
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The strange, twisted story behind Seattle's blackberries
Growing up in Seattle I spent summer evenings like this picking blackberries. These days I spend more time trying to fend off blackberry vines in my...