Ann Dornfeld

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Washington State's Largest School District Closes Due To Coronavirus

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Seattle Public Schools are shutting down for at least two weeks. The move is meant to slow the spread of coronavirus but it's also creating child care problems for parents.

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Parents Criticize Washington State School Efforts To Protect Against Coronavirus

Tuesday, March 03, 2020

Schools in the Puget Sound region of Washington state are taking a number of precautions given the coronavirus outbreak there. Some are closing; others are disinfecting buildings.

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The Strange, Twisted Story Behind Seattle's Blackberries

Monday, August 29, 2016

Those tangled brambles are everywhere in the city, the legacy of an eccentric named Luther Burbank whose breeding experiments with crops can still be found on many American dinner plates.

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Seattle Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement With School District

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Teachers had been on strike for a week, giving more than 50,000 public school students an extended summer vacation. Classes begin Thursday. The teachers will take a final vote on the deal on Sunday.

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Summer Vacation Extended In Seattle As Public School Teachers Strike

Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Seattle students were supposed to start school Wednesday, but teachers voted to strike in a dispute over pay raises. More than 50,000 public school students and about 5,000 teachers aren't in class.

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Are Kids Getting Enough Playtime?

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The average American school kid gets 27 minutes for recess — and that number is falling. Other countries put a much higher premium on unregulated play. Are they onto something?

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Federal Probe Targets Uneven Discipline At Seattle Schools

Thursday, March 07, 2013

The Education Department has launched an investigation into discipline rates in Seattle public schools.

Students of color have long been punished in far higher numbers than white students in Seattle, but now the department's Office for Civil Rights is looking at whether black students are disciplined more frequently and more ...

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