Layne launched Retaining Teachers to share information about teacher retention, attrition, and shortages.
(He’s) interested in teacher behavior, roles of building administrators in the retention of teachers, and other variables affecting teachers’ decisions to remain in the classroom.
This is an interesting topic, not new, and not fancy, but perhaps crucial to clarify why some people continue contracting for classroom duties while others elect other occupations.
This site includes a beginning list of empirical studies and analyses. Maybe you know studies not listed.
And what do you think is the main reason so many and such a high proportion of teachers leave after about five years? It’s been a transition occupation for many people for decades. Do you think anyone can do anything to retain teachers longer than five years?
I wonder what affect (or is it effect?) teacher turnover has on the cost of a student learning to read the letter a?