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Teacher Turnover: Why It Matters and What We Can Do About It

Desiree Carver-Thomas,
Linda Darling-Hammond

Without changes in current policies, U.S. teacher shortages are projected to grow in the coming years. Teacher turnover is an important source of these shortages. About 8% of teachers leave the profession each year, two-thirds of them for reasons other than retirement. Another 8% shift to different schools each year. In addition to aggravating teacher shortages, high turnover rates lower student achievement and are costly for schools. This report examines turnover trends and causes. It concludes that policies to stem teacher turnover should target compensation, teacher preparation and support, and teaching conditions.

Keywords
teacher turnover, teacher shortage
Education level
K-12 Education
Topics
Staffing, Finance, and Operations
Tags
Teacher hiring and retention,
Equity,
School reform
Download 12/2019
EdWorkingPaper suggested citation:
Carver-Thomas, Desiree, and Linda Darling-Hammond. (). Teacher Turnover: Why It Matters and What We Can Do About It. (EdWorkingPaper: -183). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://edworkingpapers.com/ai19-183

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