ERIC Number: ED490853
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Feb
Pages: 2
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Improving Teacher Retention in California Public Schools. Research Brief. Issue #107
Public Policy Institute of California
California public schools face a number of challenges, including low academic performance and a shortage of fully credentialed teachers. One way to address these particular challenges is through teacher retention. Experienced teachers are more effective at raising student test scores, on average, than are teachers in their first year or two of teaching. In fact, some studies show that declines in student achievement are associated with an increase in the proportion of new, inexperienced teachers. Experienced teachers are also more likely to be fully credentialed, since a substantial share of new teachers without full credentials eventually do attain them. Increasing teacher retention, then, helps not only to raise test scores and school quality in general but also to address the current shortfall of fully credentialed teachers in California's public schools. Policies aimed at teacher retention have had a beneficial effect. In fact, the authors found that professional development and compensation programs implemented in the 1990s contributed to a decrease in teacher turnover. [This research brief summarizes a report by Deborah Reed, Kim Rueben, and Elisa Barbour, "Retention of New Teachers in California," 2006.]
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Public Schools, Teacher Certification, Credentials, Professional Development, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Policy
Public Policy Institute of California, 500 Washington Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94111. Tel: 415-291-4400; Fax: 415-291-4401.
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Public Policy Inst. of California, San Francisco.
Identifiers - Location: California
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