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Hughes Barber talks about his team after a turnaround season on the court. Savannah Country Day (19-6, 10-0 in Region 3-A) finished the regular season on a 13-game winning streak and knocked off SCPS 50-47 in the Feb. 1 finale.

Savannah Christian's Paige Dennis talks about the Raiders' goals headed into the postseason.

Massaquoi says the two fan-bases are similar in at least one way: their passion.

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Listen to an interview between Congressman Matt Gaetz and Daily News reporter Jim Thompson at a recent event.

The short answer: Teacher turnover.

The school board and ABSS central office are concerned about a lack of stability at particular schools and the cycle that perpetuates on a campus.

Teachers with provisional -- temporary -- licenses are either in classrooms on an emergency basis or as lateral entry -- teachers with degrees in subjects outside of education working toward their education certificate. Those positions have higher turnover rates (15.8%) than teachers as a whole (around 8.5 percent).

In ABSS, these teachers are concentrated at certain campuses -- which happen to be lower-performing academically. 

The point isn't that these aren't good or qualified teachers. They may be excellent and enthusiastic, but they lack classroom experience and are more likely to leave teaching for a different job within several years.

Joy Thomas Moore is the author of “The Power of Presence: Be A Voice in Your Child’s Ear Even When You’re Not With Them," which she describes as a love letter to single parents, but is great reading for everyone who has, or works with, children.

Austin singer-songwriter Lesly Reynaga talks about why immigration emerges as a dominant theme in her in the vibrant Spanglish pop songs. Pop-Up Magazine producer Haley Howle hints at what you can expect when the traveling storytelling experience performs Feb. 13 at UT's Hogg Auditorium. The ILYSM crew toasts to pop culture worth digesting this week.

Listen to a recent interview between The Destin Log reporter Sheri Kotzum and city council woman Prebble Ramswell about the future of a Destin high school