http://wbhm.org NPR News and Classical Music en Copyright 2005, wbhm.org webmaster@wbhm.org http://www.wbhm.org/pics/smalllogo.gif http://www.wbhm.org WBHM 90.3 FM Many high school graduates are enjoying their last summer before college. But new reserach shows most kids who grow up in foster care don't attend college and those who do are less likely to graduate. Yesterday, we met Briyana Dunn, who was attending college through a state program in Tennessee. Today, reporter Christine Jessel continues our Southern Education Desk series by catching up with Dunn to see how she's doing nearly a year after starting college. http://wbhm.org/News/2013/SEDfostercare2.html When foster care kids grow too old for the system, they're pretty much on their own. They're often unprepared for the basics of life such as finding a job, paying rent or buying insurance. Succeeding in college is a much higher bar. Many states have special programs to support foster care kids who want to go to college. Tuesday, we kick off a Southern Education Desk series "From Foster Care to College: Extra Help for Extra Hurdles." http://wbhm.org/News/2013/SEDfostercare1.html Today the state education department released a list of 78 "failing schools" under the controversial Alabama Accountability Act. Of the 78, 11 were in Birmingham. WBHM's Dan Carsen caught up with Birmingham Superintendent Craig Witherspoon for his reaction. http://wbhm.org/News/2013/WitherspoonAAA There’s no question the housing market is bouncing back from the depths of the recession. That’s certainly true in Birmingham. But that fuels a new concern. Are we in another housing bubble? We talk about that in this week's Magic City Marketplace. http://wbhm.org/News/cindy_crawford/2013-06-17 Privacy concerns are news with the NSA and PRISM stories, Alabama makes news with roadblocks to gain samples from drivers. And good news about Birmingham? We talk with Kyle Whitmire, political reporter with AL.com and The Birmingham News. http://wbhm.org/News/kyle_whitmire/2013-06-12 Some images from the civil rights era are indelibly etched on our collective memory. For instance, the rubble left by the bombing of the 16th St. Baptist Church or the dogs and fire hoses set upon marching children in downtown Birmingham. Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of a third -- Governor George Wallace’s stand in the Schoolhouse door. Greg Bass reports. http://wbhm.org/News/2013/schoolhousedoor.html Birmingham has seen its list of Fortune 500 companies shrink over the last decade. Now the city's list of public companies is shrinking too. A Memphis firm is merging with Birmingham-based Colonial Properties effectively moving that company’s operation to Tennessee. We talk about what that means in this week's Magic City Marketplace. http://wbhm.org/News/cindy_crawford/2013-06-10