Closer Look: 3 Generations of Family History; National Trends In Non-Traditional Education

Thursday on “Closer Look with Rose Scott”:

• 0:00: Rose gives a news brief of Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement that the solar energy company Silicon Ranch will make a $150 million solar investment in Early County located in southwest Georgia.
• 2:48: Non-traditional or “alternative” schools are typically intended to provide additional resources for students with specific educational needs. Nearly half a million students are enrolled in these programs in the United States. However, a 2017 report by ProPublica found instances in which non-traditional schools were used by districts to avoid accountability. We’ll discuss this report’s findings with Heather Vogell, a reporter with ProPublica who contributed to the non-traditional school’s study.
• 30:18: At the beginning of this year, Closer Look with Rose Scott’s “Open for Business” series featured For Keeps Bookstore, which specializes in rare, African-American literature. The store’s founder, Rosa Duffy, shared ways her family served as a support system when she opened the store – from her father’s book recommendations to her grandmother’s words of wisdom. Today, three generations of the family will join us in studio. From segregation to education, they will share family stories and discuss life in Atlanta and America during different periods in history. A conversation with Dr. Josie Johnson, Norrene and Eugene Duffy, Josie Duffy Rice and Rosa Duffy.

Closer Look is produced by Candace Wheeler and Grace Walker.