The findings reveal two dominant themes: 1) novice teachers of low-performing students are more likely to leave their current schools during their first two years of teaching than are teachers of high-performing students; and 2) across b...

The researchers analyzed the relative importance to teachers of seven workplace characteristics (additional salary, administrative support, class size, commute time, input on school-wide decisions, resources for students and schoo...

1. The new supply of math and science teachers is sufficient.

• From 1987 to 2008, the average high school graduation requirements for mathematics and science increased at a faster rate than for any other core academic field, an...

1. Recent national studies identify rates of turnover for teachers of color are now higher than those for White teachers.

2. Policy-amenable school-level conditions related to financial, human, social and cultural capital can affec...

Overall, the studies reviewed provide support for the claim that induction for beginning teachers and teacher mentoring programs in particular have a positive impact.

 The Effects on Commitment and Retention

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Attrition From the Profession

• Prevailing conditions at the profession level, at least as measured by new teacher attrition rates, have improved since the 1970s and have been better in recent years than conve...

• Two main benefits of PAR have clear financial implications for districts: increased teacher retention and lower arbitration and dismissal costs.
• Districts credit PAR with increasing retention substantially. This is...