Teachers with high job and workplace satisfaction have less than half the predicted turnover of teachers with low satisfaction (8.0% vs. 22.0%)¶
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q2 i? Predicted turnover was 8.0% for teachers with high job and workplace satisfaction versus 22.0% for those with low satisfaction. → Tan 2026
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Tan 2026¶
Tan, T., Wei, W., Carver-Thomas, D., & García, E. (2026). Teacher turnover in the United States: Who moves, who leaves, and why. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/248.479
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Multivariate regression on NTPS/TFS data using the job and workplace satisfaction index (positive school environment, lack of stress and burnout, willingness to stay), reported in the report's summary of its multivariate results. The report prints "8.0% vs. 22.0%" predicted turnover.
"The predicted probability of turnover for teachers with high job and workplace satisfaction was less than half that of teachers with low job and workplace satisfaction (8.0% vs. 22.0%)."
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Related Claims¶
- Teachers reporting higher leadership effectiveness and supports have lower predicted turnover (9.0% vs. 18.7% for low-leadership teachers) — related
- Teachers of color report more workplace stress and dissatisfaction than White teachers — related
- Teachers who are not fully certified have higher turnover than fully certified teachers (20.1% vs. 14.7%), with a larger gap among early-career teachers — related
- 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
- Dissatisfaction with leadership and staff cohesion predicts staying only in high-poverty schools — related
- Minority teachers who depart rarely cite retirement; dissatisfaction, pursuit of better jobs, and personal reasons dominate their reported turnover reasons — related
- Teachers of color leave the teaching profession at higher rates than white teachers (about 19 percent vs. 15 percent turnover). — related
- Teachers' job satisfaction is negatively associated with absenteeism (pooled r = −0.18) — related
- Teachers' job satisfaction is negatively associated with turnover intentions (pooled r = −0.46) — related
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Teachers with high job and workplace satisfaction have less than half the predicted turnover of teachers with low satisfaction (8.0% vs. 22.0%) |
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Teachers with high job and workplace satisfaction have less than half the predicted turnover of teachers with low satisfaction (8.0% vs. |
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2026 |
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2031 |
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