What's the Cost of Teacher Turnover?

High teacher turnover—or churn—undermines student achievement and consumes valuable staff time and resources. It also contributes to teacher shortages throughout the country, as roughly 6 of 10 new teachers hired each year are replacing colleagues who left the classroom before retirement. Research shows that urban districts can, on average, spend more than $20,000 on each new hire, including school and district expenses related to separation, recruitment, hiring, and training. These investments don’t pay their full dividend when teachers leave within 1 or 2 years after being hired. Turnover rates vary by school and district, with those in rural and urban settings or that serve high percentages of student in poverty experiencing the highest rates. Use this tool to estimate the cost of teacher turnover in your school or district and to inform a local conversation about how to attract, support, and retain a high-quality teacher workforce. High-leverage strategies are highlighted below.


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Preparing and Retaining Effective Special Education Teachers: Short-Term Strategies for Long-Term Solutions
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Preparing and Retaining Effective Special Education Teachers: Short-Term Strategies for Long-Term Solutions
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Many states struggle with shortages of special education teachers (SET). To address the shortage problem in the long term, policymakers, preparation providers, and state and district administrators must ensure that any short-term strategies are combined with a comprehensive plan that includes long-term systemic strategies to strengthen the supply, preparation, and retention of special education teachers.


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CCSD hires 105 special education teachers from the Philippines to address shortage
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CCSD hires 105 special education teachers from the Philippines to address shortage
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The Clark County School District is once again bringing in special education teachers from the Philippines to address shortages


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Special Education Teacher Shortage in Central GA
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Special Education Teacher Shortage in Central GA
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Special education teacher shortage in central GA


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North Las Vegas School Asks Special Education Students to Stay Home
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North Las Vegas School Asks Special Education Students to Stay Home
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Several parents at Elizondo Elementary School received last-minute phone calls from their children’s school asking them to keep their students out of school due to a staffing shortage in special education classrooms.


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Maine Schools Face Special Education Teacher Shortage
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Maine Schools Face Special Education Teacher Shortage
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As students head back to the classroom, many Maine school districts are dealing with a special education teacher shortage.


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Teacher shortage predicted to worsen
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Teacher shortage predicted to worsen
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In order to reduce the number of teaching vacancies that currently exist, Mercer County Schools has an Alternative Certification for Teachers program in collaboration with Marshall University and Concord University that would allow someone who has a four-year degree in an area other than teaching to be hired in a teaching position for a subject experiencing shortages.


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Texas expects thousands more special education students. But where are the teachers?
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Texas expects thousands more special education students. But where are the teachers?
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Thousands of additional children will soon be eligible for special education services after state officials eliminated an illegal cap that artificially tamped down Texas special education rolls for a decade. But even if the state fully funds the estimated $3 billion cost of providing that extra instruction, educators say one big question remains: Where will schools find up to 9,000 new special education teachers?


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