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Direct linkHansen, Michael L.; Lien, Diana S.; Cavalluzzo, Linda C.; Wenger, Jennie W. – CNA Corporation, 2004
Evidence suggests that compensation affects teacher retention. In general, studies have concluded that higher teacher pay increases the likelihood that a person will continue to teach. Similarly, attractive earnings opportunities outside teaching encourage people to leave the teaching profession. While these findings are intuitive, researchers…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Labor Force, Teacher Persistence, Urban Areas
