Schools reporting hiring difficulties are almost twice as likely to have above-average teacher turnover rates¶
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q3 i? Schools that report difficulties filling their openings are almost twice as likely to have above-average turnover rates compared to schools reporting no difficulties. → Ingersoll 2001
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Ingersoll 2001¶
Ingersoll, R. M. (2001). Teacher Turnover and Teacher Shortages: An Organizational Analysis. American Educational Research Journal, 38(3), 499-534. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Teacher+Turnover+and+Teacher+Shortages+Ingersoll
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Analysis of SASS data linking school recruitment difficulties to retention. Although most schools do not experience hiring difficulty, those that do were "almost twice as likely to have above-average turnover rates," linking staffing problems to turnover.
"the data show schools that do report difficulties filling their openings are almost twice as likely to have above-average turnover rates, compared to schools reporting no difficulties."
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Related Claims¶
- Charter administrators reported greater difficulty recruiting and hiring teachers and much higher teacher turnover, but far less difficulty removing poor teachers, than non-charter administrators in 2017 — related
- Teacher turnover is 35%–37% higher in schools with the largest concentrations of students of color and students from low-income backgrounds than in schools with the smallest — related
- Most surveyed California districts faced increased teacher vacancies over pre-COVID-19 years and greater difficulty filling them — related
- Teacher attrition and turnover are primary drivers of California teacher shortages, with 12% turnover between 2016–17 and 2017–18 — related
- Shortage districts fill vacancies with substandard-credential teachers (55%), substitutes (24%), and out-of-field assignments (22%), with high-poverty districts using substandard credentials most — related
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Schools reporting hiring difficulties are almost twice as likely to have above-average teacher turnover rates |
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Schools reporting hiring difficulties are almost twice as likely to have above-average teacher turnover rates |
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2001 |
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2006 |
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