Table 3.12. States providing incentives for teachers and administrators to work in targeted schools, by state: 2011

Table 3.12. States providing incentives for teachers and administrators to work in targeted schools, by state: 2011–12

State	State provides incentives to teachers who work in targeted hard-to-staff assignments		State provides incentives for teachers with National Board Certification to work in targeted schools	State provides incentives to principals who work in targeted schools

State	Targeted schools	Hard-to-staff teaching assignment areas
United States¹	20	17	8	10

Alabama	No	No	No	No
Alaska	No	No	No	No
Arizona	No	No	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
California	Yes	No	Yes	No

Colorado	No	No	No	No
Connecticut	No	No	No	No
Delaware	No	No	No	No
District of Columbia	No	No	No	No
Florida	Yes	No	No	Yes

Georgia	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Idaho	No	No	No	No
Illinois	Yes	No	No	No
Indiana	No	No	No	No

Iowa	No	Yes	No	No
Kansas	No	No	No	No
Kentucky	No	Yes	No	No
Louisiana	No	No	No	Yes
Maine	No	No	No	No

Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No	Yes
Michigan	No	No	No	No
Minnesota	No	No	No	No
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No	No

Missouri	No	No	No	No
Montana	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nevada	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
New Hampshire	No	No	No	No

New Jersey	No	No	No	No
New Mexico	No	No	No	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	No	No
North Dakota	Yes	No	No	No

Ohio	No	No	No	No
Oklahoma	No	Yes	No	No
Oregon	No	No	No	No
Pennsylvania	No	No	No	No
Rhode Island	No	No	No	No

South Carolina	Yes	Yes	No	No
South Dakota	No	No	No	No
Tennessee	No	No	No	No
Texas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Utah	No	Yes	No	No

Vermont	No	No	No	No
Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Washington	Yes	No	Yes	No
West Virginia	No	No	No	No
Wisconsin	Yes	No	Yes	No
Wyoming	No	Yes	No	No
¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2012: The Global Challenge, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2012. Data Source