I. Introduction
Working conditions play
a much larger role than retirement in explaining why teachers transfer, leave a
class, or leave the profession. This brief looks at the research about teacher
turnover, and finds that while teachers' decisions to stay or leave a particular
school is contingent on a variety of factors, in all cases the key seems to lie
in the level of success teachers encounter in raising their students' academic
performances.
II.
Summary
Teachers
are crucial to the success of our students. Yet many of them are leaving their
schools and the profession every year, particularly in poorer, lower-performing
schools. Several studies have attempted to identify why teachers leave and how
to stem their turnover, but few have identified the quality of teachers who are
departing. As in any profession, not all attrition is bad, but whether bad or
good, it has financial ramifications
III. Reaction/Reflection
This
brief explores the costs associated with teachers leaving the profession and
their schools, the characteristics of those likely to leave, and what can be
done to prevent unnecessary and costly turnover.
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