Minority teacher turnover rates have been significantly higher than nonminority turnover, and the gap widened after 2004¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2022: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? For five of seven TFS cycles, minority total turnover exceeded nonminority turnover at a statistically significant level; in no cycle was it significantly lower. → Ingersoll 2017 q2 i? In 2004–05, 2008–09, and 2012–13, minority turnover was 18%, 24%, and 25% higher than nonminority turnover, respectively. → Ingersoll 2017

Evidence¶

Ingersoll 2017¶

Ingersoll, R., May, H., & Collins, G. (2017). Minority teacher recruitment, employment, and retention: 1987 to 2013. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/minority-teacher-recruitment

q2 · i? · associational · r3

Longitudinal analysis of Teacher Follow-Up Survey migration and attrition data across seven cycles (Table 4). The report found minority turnover significantly higher in five of seven cycles, and "minority turnover was, respectively, 18%, 24%, and 25% higher than nonminority teacher turnover" in the three most recent cycles.

"In the 2004–05, 2008–09, and 2012–13 school years, minority turnover was, respectively, 18%, 24%, and 25% higher than nonminority teacher turnover."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Less positive school organizational conditions account for the higher minority teacher turnover rate; once conditions are controlled, the minority-nonminority turnover difference becomes statistically insignificant — related
• Turnover is about 70% higher in schools serving the most students of color, with even larger gaps for math/science, special education, and alternatively certified teachers — related
• From 1987 to 2012 the number of U.S. minority teachers more than doubled, growing faster than nonminority teachers and minority students — related
• After controlling for teacher and school background, school demographic characteristics were not significantly related to minority teacher turnover — related
• School organizational conditions—especially teacher classroom autonomy and faculty decision-making influence—are strongly related to minority teacher turnover — related