Special Analysis 2005
Mobility in the Teacher Workforce
Table SA10. Standard errors for table 4: Number and percentage of 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, and 1999–2000 public and private K–12 teachers who did not teach in the same school the following year, by turnover categories
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1987–88
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1990–91
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1993–94
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1999–2000
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| Turnover categories |
Number |
Percent |
|
Number |
Percent |
|
Number |
Percent |
|
Number |
Percent |
|
| Total turnover at the end of the year |
10,400 |
0.4 |
|
12,700 |
0.4 |
|
13,100 |
0.4 |
|
17,800 |
0.5 |
| Transfers at the end of the year |
9,900 |
0.4 |
|
9,000 |
0.3 |
|
9,300 |
0.3 |
|
13,600 |
0.4 |
| Leavers |
7,400 |
0.3 |
|
9,300 |
0.3 |
|
8,500 |
0.3 |
|
11,300 |
0.3 |
| Retired |
3,800 |
0.1 |
|
4,100 |
0.1 |
|
3,100 |
0.1 |
|
5,000 |
0.1 |
| Took other job |
3,700 |
0.1 |
|
4,500 |
0.2 |
|
7,100 |
0.2 |
|
9,100 |
0.3 |
| Went back to school |
1,100 |
† |
|
2,400 |
† |
|
1,000 |
† |
|
1,800 |
† |
| Left for family reasons |
4,800 |
0.2 |
|
5,100 |
0.2 |
|
4,800 |
0.2 |
|
4,600 |
0.1 |
| Other |
2,300 |
0.1 |
|
3,100 |
0.1 |
|
4,500 |
0.2 |
|
4,300 |
0.1 |
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† Not applicable.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), “Current Teacher Questionnaire” and “Former Teacher Questionnaire,” 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95, and 2000–2001.
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