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Sometimes weird things happen when your stories whirl through cyberspace. We wondered why a months-old article on whether teaching can provide a living wage here in the islands was suddenly topping our Most Popular list again. For days. And days.

Pod Squad host Chad Blair is joined by Jessica Terrell and Eric Pape, who wrote the piece, and social media editor Anthony Quintano to talk about what it is about teaching in Hawaii that has sparked national interest.

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Hawaii Department Of Education, Facebook, Trending
Hawaii Department of Education trending on Facebook. Anthony Quintano / Civil Beat

 

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