Spotlight on Mobile County

By Lori Chandler Pruitt

Funding Education

AAMA scholarship program paves the way for more Alabama students to work in automotive careers.

AAMA scholarship program paves the way for more Alabama students to work in automotive careers.

By Nancy Mann Jackson

Pine Trees v. Classrooms

A federal court ruled to allow Alabama’s property tax law to stand in a case where plantiffs argued that the law was designed to underfund rural, majority black schools.

A federal court ruled to allow Alabama’s property tax law to stand in a case where plantiffs argued that the law was designed to underfund rural, majority black schools.

By Kelli M. Dugan

Rec Hall Taj Mahal

The University of South Alabama’s new recreation center is a pleasure dome of fitness, including a rock climbers’ wall that’s also a spectator sport.

The University of South Alabama’s new recreation center is a pleasure dome of fitness, including a rock climbers’ wall that’s also a spectator sport.

By Nedra Bloom

Two-Year Colleges Face Skyrocketing Enrollment, Plummeting Funding

One Example—At Wallace State, enrollment has jumped 22 percent while funding has dropped 23 percent in just three years.

One Example—At Wallace State, enrollment has jumped 22 percent while funding has dropped 23 percent in just three years.

By Cara D. Clark

Space Center’s New Captain’s New Tack

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s new commander has a new business plan, based on sending more and more of the nation’s children (and corporate leaders) into Space Camp.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s new commander has a new business plan, based on sending more and more of the nation’s children (and corporate leaders) into Space Camp.

Interview by Chris McFadyen