[etni] fw: Teacher Turnover

From: Margie Cohen - margiecj@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Teacher Turnover
This is really interesting and relevant for all of us in general terms.
Israel has its own particularities about this matter too, so not everything is applicable to us. 

Margie


What Keeps Good Teachers in the Classroom?
Understanding and Reducing Teacher Turnover
Alliance For Excellent Education
Issue Brief - February 2008
Teachers are crucial to the success of our students. Yet many of them are leaving their schools and the profession every year, particularly in poorer, lower-performing schools. Several studies have attempted to identify why teachers leave and how to stem their turnover, but few have identified the quality of teachers who are departing. As in any profession, not all attrition is bad, but whether bad or good, it has financial ramifications. This brief explores the costs associated with teachers leaving the profession and their schools, the characteristics of those likely to leave, and what can be done to prevent unnecessary and costly turnover. 

(To read the whole article, go to -
http://www.all4ed.org/files/TeachTurn.pdf  )



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