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• 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.9:00 a.m.
  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.
  More from MPR
  Pawlenty pledges more school aid, but with strings attached (01/12/2007)
  Resources
  Teacher Pay Reforms: Center for American Progress
  Minnesota's Q Comp
  Education Minnesota on Q Comp
  About Dan Goldhaber
  About Paul Peterson
• Poetry and song
  The male vocal ensemble Cantus and poet Robert Bly collaborate on a new series of poems set to music. Cantus' artistic director and Bly join Midmorning to talk about the weaving of the work of different generations and genres.10:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Robert Bly: Poet. His works of poetry include "The Night Abraham Called to the Stars" and "My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy."
  Eric Lichte: Artistic director of Cantus.
  Resources
  Cantus Online
  Robert Bly's Web site

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