Teacher retention, mobility, and attrition in Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota

Title:	Teacher retention, mobility, and attrition in Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota
Description:	This report describes rural and nonrural teacher movement within and out of public school systems in Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. All four states have high proportions of rural districts and schools. The authors used administrative data provided by state education agencies to examine the percentages of teachers who stayed in the same school, moved to a different school or district, or left a teaching position. Results suggest that the proportions of stayers, movers, and leavers in these states were similar to national statistics and varied substantially across districts within states.
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Cover Date:	March 2019
Web Release:	March 11, 2019
Print Release:	March 11, 2019
Publication #:	REL 2019001 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Stephen J. Meyer, Emma V. Espel, and Jennifer L. Weston-Sementelli: RMC Research Corporation; Marina Serdiouk: Marzano Research
Type of Product:	What's Happening
Keywords:	Rural Education Teachers • Attrition/Mobility • characteristics of
Questions:	For questions about the content of this What's Happening, please contact: Amy Johnson.