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¶
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q2 i? In the quartile of schools with the most students of color, turnover is about 70% greater than in the quartile with the fewest, and math/science turnover is 90% higher, special education 80% higher, and alternative pathway 150% higher. → Carver-Thomas 2017
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Carver-Thomas 2017¶
Carver-Thomas, D. & Darling-Hammond, L. (2017). Teacher turnover: Why it matters and what we can do about it. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-turnover doi:10.54300/454.278
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SASS/TFS analysis comparing top-quartile (more than 55% students of color) and bottom-quartile (fewer than 10%) schools; the report states turnover is "about 70% greater" in high-minority schools, with math/science 90% and alternatively certified teachers 150% higher.
"In the quartile of schools with the most students of color (more than 55%), the turnover rate is about 70% greater than that in the quartile of schools with the fewest students of color (less than %)."
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Related Claims¶
- Turnover rates are about 50% higher in Title I schools than in non-Title I schools — related
- Teachers of color disproportionately enter through alternative certification pathways, which predict higher turnover — 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
- Mathematics/science, special education, and foreign language teachers have predicted turnover rates 37%, 46%, and 87% greater than elementary teachers — related
- Alternatively certified teachers are 25% more likely to leave their schools and the profession, controlling for other factors — related
- Minority teacher turnover rates have been significantly higher than nonminority turnover, and the gap widened after 2004 — related
- Teacher shortages fall disproportionately on high-poverty and high-minority schools, which had four times as many uncertified teachers in 2013–14 — related
- Turnover is highest in ESL/bilingual education (19.0%), foreign languages (18.3%), CTE (17.5%), and special education (16.4%) — related
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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 |
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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 |
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