Table 1.3. Rewards and sanctions for schools, by state: 2011

Table 1.3. Rewards and sanctions for schools, by state: 2011–12

State	State provides rewards to high-performing or improving schools¹	State provides assistance to low-performing schools²	State sanctions low-performing schools²
United States³	37	36	32

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vermont	Yes	Yes	Yes
Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Washington	Yes	No	No
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	No
Wyoming	No	Yes	Yes
¹ Rewards do not have to be tied to a statewide rating system. ² States receive a "Yes" if assistance and sanctions apply statewide, not just to Title I schools as required under the No Child Left Behind Act. ³ 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