This study investigated issues that impact attrition, migration and retention of special education teachers in Alabama. The sample comprised 70 teachers designated as "highly-qualified" who responded to a job satisfaction instrument, with a focus on retention issues, developed by Levine (2001). The results indicated that the major reasons for either relocation or attrition were job conditions, occupational stress, demands of IDEA compliance, and increased caseload and class size. Other factors included the relocation of spouse's job and threat of litigation. Prior studies which corroborated the current findings were noted. (Contains 1 table.)