Teachers of color leave schools or the profession at higher annual rates than White teachers, driven largely by school moving¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2023: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teachers of color move schools or leave the profession at a higher annual rate than White teachers (19% versus 15%), with similar leaver rates but much higher and widening mover rates. → Carver-Thomas 2018 q2 i? The turnover gap between teachers of color and White teachers disappears when comparing schools with the same proportion of students of color. → Carver-Thomas 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Carver-Thomas 2018¶

Carver-Thomas, D. (2018). Diversifying the teaching profession: How to recruit and retain teachers of color. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/diversifying-teaching-profession doi:10.54300/559.310

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Analysis of the federal Schools and Staffing Survey 2011–12 and Teacher Follow-up Survey (Figures 3 and 4) reported in the retention section. The report states mover rates for teachers of color rose from 7% to 10% between 1992 and 2013, widening the gap with White teachers.

"Teachers of color move schools or leave the profession at a higher annual rate than do White teachers (19% versus 15%). While teachers of color and White teachers leave the workforce at similar rates over time, mover rates (transferring from one school to another) over time are much higher for teachers of color."

Carver-Thomas 2018 (2)¶

Carver-Thomas, D. (2018). Diversifying the teaching profession: How to recruit and retain teachers of color. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/diversifying-teaching-profession. doi:10.54300/559.310

q2 · i? · review · r2

The report states this moderation in the retention section: the overall turnover difference does not hold across school types, and because teachers of color tend to work in schools with higher concentrations of students of color, they face higher-turnover environments.

"When teachers of color and White teachers work in schools with the same proportion of students of color, their turnover rates are statistically indistinguishable."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

Related Claims¶

• Overall U.S. teacher turnover is about 16% annually, with about 8% leaving the profession and about 8% moving schools — related
• Teachers of color leave the teaching profession at higher rates than white teachers (about 19 percent vs. 15 percent turnover). — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• 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 is the most-cited reason for leaving, cited by 55% of profession-leavers and 66% of school-movers — related
• Attrition gaps between staff of color and non-Hispanic White staff grew during the pandemic except for school administrators, where they narrowed — related
• Between 2020–21 and 2021–22, 15.1% of U.S. public school teachers moved schools or left the profession, and turnover is now about 20% higher than in 1992 — related
• All students, regardless of race or ethnicity, benefit socially, emotionally, and academically from a diverse teacher workforce, while teachers of color experience burnout and leave the profession at higher rates than their White peers — related
• Louisiana teachers of color report working conditions, not salary, as primary reasons for leaving high-need schools — related
• Teachers of color are more likely than White teachers to intend to leave teaching and to actually leave the profession — related
• California's CalSAAS dashboards exclude teacher turnover and retention data needed for workforce planning — related
• Teachers of color report more workplace stress and dissatisfaction than White teachers — related