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¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2022: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? With controls for teacher and school characteristics, the odds of minority teachers departing were almost 50% higher than for nonminority teachers. → Ingersoll 2017 q2 i? Once organizational conditions were controlled, the minority coefficient became statistically insignificant and small (odds less than 5% higher). → 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 · r2

Supplementary combined-sample logistic regression with a minority-teacher predictor, run on the SASS/TFS data. The report concludes that "less positive organizational conditions in schools accounted for the higher rates of minority teacher turnover," since the elevated odds (almost 50% higher) fell to below 5% and lost significance.

"However, once organizational conditions were controlled, the coefficient for minority teachers became statistically insignificant and small (the odds of minority teachers departing were less than 5% higher than the odds for nonminority teachers)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

Related Claims¶

• Minority teacher turnover rates have been significantly higher than nonminority turnover, and the gap widened after 2004 — 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
• Teachers of color disproportionately enter through alternative certification pathways, which predict higher turnover — related
• Administrative support, student discipline, and faculty influence are associated with teacher turnover after controlling for teacher and school characteristics — related