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Covers:  K-12 education, special education, coronavirus, achievement gap, arts, human interest, budgets
Doesn't Cover: Mental health, human services, cops, breaking news, sports, business, politics
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Jo Kroeker is the education reporter for Greenwich Time. Got tips? Email her at: jo.kroeker@hearstmediact.com. She has previously written for The Detroit News and The Fresno Bee. Retweets are not endorsements.

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CT schools juggle coronavirus costs amid budget reductions

CT schools juggle coronavirus costs amid budget reductions

New Haven Public Schools CFO Phillip Penn recently bought something he never thought he would have to: a pall…

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Furloughed Greenwich school bus drivers still without pay

Furloughed Greenwich school bus drivers still without pay

GREENWICH - When bus driver Mary Pryce picked up her Greenwich elementary school students on March 11, she no…

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Connecticut teletherapy services for students increase amid shutdown

Connecticut teletherapy services for students increase amid shutdown

When schools first closed, parent Vita Silina was skeptical that distance learning could provide the services…

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Advocates: Too much leeway for districts following special education law during coronavirus pande...

Advocates: Too much leeway for districts following special education law during coronavirus pande...

Connecticut public school districts had to scramble to get their students ready to learn long distance, but s…

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Report: The part flooding the GHS auditorium shouldn't have been used

Report: The part flooding the GHS auditorium shouldn't have been used

GREENWICH - The same pipe part that burst in 2016, 2018 and 2020 in Greenwich High School's Performing Arts C…

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Greenwich Parents, administrators at odds over special education

Greenwich Parents, administrators at odds over special education

Parent dissatisfaction with the special education department in Greenwich Public Schools has simmered for two…

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Greenwich lawyer due in court for guilty plea in college admissions scandal

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By Jo Kroeker
| Stamford Advocate Verified
Caplan Charles Krupa / Associated Press Gordon Caplan of Greenwich, Conn., left, walks out of federal court Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in New York. Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation's most selective schools.
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College test companies defend policies amid cheating scandal

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By Jo Kroeker
| Middletown Press Verified
GREENWICH — Part of a college-cheating scandal rocking the nation hinged on two test proctors who accepted bribes of up to $10,000 per student to inflate scores on college admissions tests. The College Board, which administers the SAT test, and ACT Inc. in the aftermath have defended their policies and procedures, which were exploited by the ringleader of the cheating scheme.
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Experts: Cheating scandal at extreme end of parent college obsession

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By Jo Kroeker
| Middletown Press Verified
GREENWICH — Bribery, cheating and mail fraud; scheming college counselors, unethical test proctors and unscrupulous Hollywood stars.
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Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2019 - Diversity Coverage

First place for my region in diversity coverage for my story, "Latino students face unique hurdles"

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2016 - Education

Third place in my region for my education story, "Greenwich schools consider menu overhaul after complaints"

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