Will better pay for teachers improve school quality?

Gov. Pawlenty says Minnesota schools will enact reforms, like incentive pay for teachers, if provided grants. Two guests on Midmorning say schools across the country are experimenting with how to pay certain teachers more, and students appear to benefit.

Guests

• Dan Goldhaber: Research associate professor at University of Washington's Center for Reinventing Public Education. He's the author of the paper, "Teacher Pay Reforms: The Political Implications of Recent Research."
• Paul Peterson: Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University and Editor of Education Next.
• Dennis Fendt: President of North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Education Association. He teaches English and reading at Harmony, an alternative school.

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Resources

• Teacher Pay Reforms: Center for American Progress
• Minnesota's Q Comp
• Education Minnesota on Q Comp
• About Dan Goldhaber
• About Paul Peterson