Ann Dornfeld
Investigative Reporter at KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA)
Reporter @KUOW Public Radio Investigations Team in Seattle. Views are my own. DMs open. [email protected].
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3 weeks ago |
kuow.org | Ann Dornfeld
Contract talks have started between Seattle Public Schools and its teachers’ union over two agreements that expire this summer. With federal K-12 education funding up in the air, and the district facing a projected long-term revenue shortfall of more than $100 million a year, the Seattle Education Association proposed a one-year extension of the existing contract for certificated teachers in the hope of resuming talks when the district has a clearer — and, hopefully, rosier — financial outlook.
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4 weeks ago |
kuow.org | Ann Dornfeld
Washington state, and King County, is experiencing a surge in eviction cases. Tenant advocates say this is a good thing, showing that the state's new program providing attorneys to low-income residents is working. Landlord advocates, however, argue that it's forcing simple problems into complex court proceedings.
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1 month ago |
kuow.org | Ann Dornfeld
Students arrive for the first day of school on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Daniel Bagley Elementary School in Seattle. The Seattle School Board is looking again at how to handle an anticipated $104 million budget shortfall. At a special session this week, district staff said Superintendent Brent Jones' preferred plan would use $42 million of the district’s rainy day fund to help close the massive deficit.
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1 month ago |
kuow.org | Ann Dornfeld
A memorial for 17-year-old Garfield high school student Amarr Murphy-Paine continues to grow on the steps of the school, as seen during a unity walk of clergy and community members on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Seattle. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer The family of a 17-year-old Garfield High School student shot and killed at lunchtime last year is suing Seattle Public Schools, alleging negligence.
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1 month ago |
kuow.org | Ann Dornfeld
Jordan Crawley, director of policy and operations at Alki Beach Academy, is portrayed on Friday, April 11, 2025, in West Seattle. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer Internal City of Seattle communications leaked to KUOW show that officials planned to withhold some environmental concerns from the public and federal regulators regarding Sound Transit’s planned West Seattle Link light rail extension.
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