Closer Look: Special Needs Education; Newton Mosque; And More

Tuesday on “Closer Look with Rose Scott and Jim Burress”:

• 0.00: Johnny Kauffman reports on a public hearing in Newton County that was held in response to a proposed mosque and burial facility that has some residents concerned;
• 7:58: Director of field development for the organization Autism Speaks, Kimberly Dick and Muhsinah Morris, the parent of a son with autism and hyperactivity, talk about their experiences with special needs education services available in metro Atlanta schools;
• 27:46: DeKalb County Superintendent Stephen Green discusses his experience leading Georgia’s third-largest school system and his plans for this school year;
• 45:48: Steve Dolinger, president of the Georgia Partnership, and Dana Rickman, director of policy and research for the Georgia Partnership, explains the the organization’s role in education and some of the critical issues they see in education today;
• 1:04:36: In “Storycorps Atlanta,” Safia Jama, a Somalian refugee who works at a refugee resettlement and resource organization, tells colleague Sarah McCormick what she’s learned through her work;
• 1:08:31: Doraville City Manager Shawn Gillen shares the latest updates on redevelopment of the General Motors assembly plant in Doraville.