On January 24, Alabama Public Television (APT) aired the first “Spotlight on Education” news program for 2013. The episode focuses on bullying, and it features a number of interviews and produced segments. Organizations that are represented in the episode include the David Mathews Center for Civic Life, the Truman Pierce Institute, Bellingrath Middle School, the [...]
On Sunday, May 6, 2012, Mathews Center staff attended Alabama Public Television’s “Teacher Town Hall” at the Alabama School of Fine Arts Theatre in downtown Birmingham. Dr. Shelley Stewart, founder of the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation and keynote speaker at the Mathews Center’s “Our Community, Our Future” event, served as moderator. The Town Hall gathered teachers of all [...]
On Thursday, March 29, 2012, seventeen representatives from Alabama Public Television, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and a number of their community partners participated in a lively moderator development workshop sponsored by the Mathews Center at the American Village in Montevallo, Alabama. Many of the participants are collaborating on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s American Graduate Project. [...]
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, nearly eighty citizens gathered for the unveiling of the Mathews Center’s 2010-2011 Alabama Issues Forums (AIF) comprehensive report (available digitally here!) at an event entitled “Our Community, Our Future: The Role of Citizens in Solving the High School Dropout Situation.” The event, held at Auburn University-Montgomery’s Taylor Center from 10a.m.-1:30p.m., boasted [...]
