Jo Napolitano

Jo Napolitano is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience at the New York Times , Chicago Tribune , and Newsday . She has written on many topics, but public education remains her primary focus. She first spotted the trend of public schools turning away immigrant children in 2014, when she was a senior reporter for Newsday . Months of research showed the trend was nationwide and won Napolitano a Spencer Education Fellowship to Columbia University to write this book....See more

Jo Napolitano is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience at the New York Times , Chicago Tribune , and Newsday . She has written on many topics, but public education remains her primary focus. She first spotted the trend of public schools turning away immigrant children in 2014, when she was a senior reporter for Newsday . Months of research showed the trend was nationwide and won Napolitano a Spencer Education Fellowship to Columbia University to write this book. Connect with her on Twitter @Jo_Napolitano and on Instagram @jonapolitano. See less