A recent survey of 41 different state boards of education revealed that officials from 28 states indicate that they are experiencing teacher shortages. The shortages in some states are significant. While the teacher shortage in many states is tied to different factors, one frequently cited reason for leaving the teaching profession is low pay. While union contracts prevented teachers in many different jurisdictions from salary reductions, stagnant salaries have become quite common. Teachers in some parts of the country have not received a salary increase in several years. In an ever more divided political climate, it seems that support for public education may become a legislative priority that both political parties can agree upon as the nation moves into 2019. The following contents are included: (1) Elevating Education and Educators: Commentary on the 2018 State of the States (Christine Kiracofe and Spencer C. Weiler); (2) Alabama (Philip Westbrook and Brenda Mendiola); (3) Alaska (Amy Dagley); (4) Arizona (David G. Martinez); (5) Arkansas (Steve Bounds); (6) California (Henry Tran); (7) Colorado (Spencer C. Weiler); (8) Georgia (David G. Buckman); (9) Hawaii (Brenda Mendiola and Yvette Bynum); (10) Idaho (Jason Kopanke); (11) Indiana (Scott Rodger Sweetland); (12) Iowa (Janice N. Friedel); (13) Kansas (Thomas A. DeLuca); (14) Kentucky (William E. Thro); (15) Louisiana (Venice M. Adams); (16) Maine (Christine Kiracofe); (17) Maryland (Chelsea Lyles); (18) Massachusetts (Tyrone Bynoe); (19) Michigan (Brett A. Geier); (20) Mississippi (Spencer D. Stone and Joshua A. Money); (21) Montana (Lou L. Sabina); (22) Nebraska (Barbara LaCost); (23) Nevada (Deborah A. Verstegen and David G. Martinez); (24) New Hampshire (Jeremy Anderson and F. Frank Ayata); (25) New Mexico (David G. Martinez); (26) New York (Osnat Zaken); (27) North Carolina (Walter Hart, Eric Houck, and Jim R. Watson); (28) North Dakota (Anna Peters); (29) Ohio (Randall S. Vesely); (30) Oklahoma (Jeffrey Maiden and Tammie Reynolds); (31) Pennsylvania (F. Frank Ayata and Jeremy Anderson); (32) Tennessee (Lisa G. Driscoll); (33) Texas (Ken Helvey); (34) Utah (Arvin Johnson); (35) Virginia (William Owings and Leslie S. Kaplan); and (36) West Virginia (Rick Ferris and C. Drew Milligan). [For the previous year, see EJ1263214.]