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"Education is thE kEy to opEning EvEry door,"
Margaret Morton, executive director at Sylacauga Alliance
for Family Enhancement, told more than 100 educators,
community partners and government
leaders at the second annual Brighter Minds
education summit hosted by Alabama Power.
The summit theme, "Raising the
bar by raising your hand," celebrated
the accomplishments of education partners and
grant recipients while challenging attendees to have
conversations, think collaboratively and work together on
how to continue improving education.
Alabama Power Executive Vice President Zeke Smith
said that in 2014, the Alabama Power Foundation gave
$3.2 million to boost education in Alabama through:
• 15 grants for new teachers
• 14 pre-K classrooms grants
• 36 grants to support high school sports
through Power To Play
• 25 environmental education and outdoor
classroom grants
• Scholarships supporting science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) at colleges and universities.
John Hudson, vice president of Public Relations
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Brighter Minds: "Raising the
bar by raising your hand"
Panelists from across
the state offer their
perspectives on
education in Alabama.
