I agree about the faults in the Incentive Program for teachers with high test scores. Although this may encourage teachers to "teach to the test" more, the test scores can only go so high. Once those scores peak, the teachers stop getting those bonuses and we go back to where we started. What we need are realistic incentives for teachers that are not based on test scores. While scores are important, quality teachers are more important in the long run. As a future teacher, incentives that would attract me to a state would be financial aid through the state to maintain a master's degree (while teaching and going to school part-time), free in-state college tutiton for my children (when I do have children....a lonnng way down the road), and better supports in school with administration. Most teachers don't go into the profession for the money, even though bonuses are nice, they do not make better teachers.