In this article we reviewed the available literature concerning teacher turnover. The seriousness of this issue was addressed as cause for concern is clearly present. Issues we examined in this conceptual analysis were the federal government's role in public education, the No Child Left Behind Act, teacher turnover, teacher retention, teacher teaching characteristics, and the twenty-first century profession. This publication aligns with the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISSLC) Standard 6: "An education leader promotes the success of every student by understanding, responding to, and influencing the political, social, economic, legal and cultural context."