High-quality induction and mentoring programs are reported to reduce new-teacher attrition, and early-career teachers without coaching are reported twice as likely to leave¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · design r1 · q1
Currency · newest study 2023 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person
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q1 i? High-quality induction and mentoring programs in California schools reduced attrition by twenty-six percent in two years (Brill & McCartney, 2008). → Equitable & Inclusive Hiring Practices: A Reference Guide of Strategies to Grow & Diversify the Educator Workforce 2023 q1 i? Early career teachers are twice as likely to leave the profession without coaching. → Equitable & Inclusive Hiring Practices: A Reference Guide of Strategies to Grow & Diversify the Educator Workforce 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

Equitable & Inclusive Hiring Practices: A Reference Guide of Strategies to Grow & Diversify the Educator Workforce 2023¶

Equitable & Inclusive Hiring Practices: A Reference Guide of Strategies to Grow & Diversify the Educator Workforce. (2023). Rhode Island Department of Education, Office of Educator Excellence. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED633258

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The guidance reports, citing Brill and McCartney (2008), that high-quality induction and mentoring in California schools "reduced attrition by twenty-six percent in just two years." Second-hand; no effect size printed.

"Brill and McCartney (2008) found that high quality induction and mentoring programs in California schools reduced attrition by twenty-six percent in just two years."

Equitable & Inclusive Hiring Practices: A Reference Guide of Strategies to Grow & Diversify the Educator Workforce 2023 (2)¶

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The guidance states that coaching promotes retention and that "Early career teachers are twice as likely to leave the profession without coaching," also noting retention improvements linked to coaching in Tennessee and Louisiana. Second-hand; no effect size printed.

"Coaching is another effective strategy to promote teacher retention. Early career teachers are twice as likely to leave the profession without coaching."

Discussion¶

Mentoring strongly influences new teachers' decisions to stay in or leave teaching (review attribution) — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
New teachers who receive little mentoring are twice as likely to leave the classroom as well-mentored beginners — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
Well-prepared and well-mentored teachers stay in teaching at more than twice the rate of unprepared entrants, and teacher residency programs typically retain more than 80% over five years — related
Comprehensive induction supports keep new teachers in teaching at more than twice the rate of unsupported novices — related
Ohio meets criteria on high-retention teaching pathways and early-career induction with mentoring — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Teachers without mentors reached the impact level more often than mentored teachers, raising the question that mentoring may inhibit development — reports the opposite
On average, more effective early-career teachers remain in the teaching profession and stay in their initial schools — related
Few teachers receive regular mentoring, and early-career teachers of color report less access to mentoring and induction than White peers — related
Participation in an induction program alone does not improve the chances teachers will remain; induction quality matters, and almost 20 percent of new teachers report not participating — reports the opposite

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`title`	`High-quality induction and mentoring programs are reported to reduce new-teacher attrition, and early-career teachers without coaching are reported twice as likely to leave`
`description`	`High-quality induction and mentoring programs are reported to reduce new-teacher attrition, and early-career teachers without coaching are reported twice as likely to leave`
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