ERIC Number: ED597776
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 62
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Factors Related to Teacher Mobility and Attrition in Colorado, Missouri, and South Dakota. REL 2019-008
Espel, Emma V.; Meyer, Stephen J.; Weston-Sementelli, Jennifer L.
Regional Educational Laboratory Central
This report describes teacher and school characteristics related to teacher movement within and out of public school systems in Colorado, Missouri, and South Dakota. Stakeholders in each of these states expressed interest in better understanding teacher mobility and attrition and related factors. The authors used administrative data provided by state education agencies to examine the characteristics related to the likelihood that teachers would move to different schools or leave state public school systems from 2015/16 to 2016/17. Results suggest that the likelihood of teachers either moving or leaving was most strongly related to age, years of experience in their schools or districts, special education teaching assignments, average salaries, school demographics and performance, and school state accountability designation. Information about factors that contribute to moving and leaving may help decision-makers improve the policy and practices aimed at attracting and keeping teachers.
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Public School Teachers, Rural Schools, Incidence, Teacher Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, School Districts, Teacher Placement, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Shortage, Special Education Teachers
Regional Educational Laboratory Central. Available from: Institute of Education Sciences. 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20208. Tel: 800-872-5327; Web site: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/central/index.asp
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Regional Educational Laboratory Central (ED); National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED); Marzano Research
Identifiers - Location: Colorado; Missouri; South Dakota
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES17C0005
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4635
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