The author discusses different state proposals to offer more-competitive salaries for teachers. A 2005 review by the Education Commission of the States found that at least 30 states offer such incentives--which can include housing benefits, loan forgiveness, and scholarships, as well as yearly bonuses and salary increases--to address teacher shortages in certain subjects and geographical areas. Incentives are offered by 17 states specifically for teachers who work in hard-to-staff schools. Specific examples of incentives that states offer to lure teachers into hard-to-staff schools are also provided.