Half of teachers leaving the profession report better working conditions in their new jobs, according to a new federal study of teacher retention and mobility.
The data come from a nationwide follow-up survey that was administered to a subsample of teachers who participated in the National Center for Education Statistics’ Schools and Staffing Survey in 2011-12.
Of the 3.4 million public school teachers teaching that year, the data find that 84 percent stayed at their schools, 8 percent went to a different school, and 8 percent left the profession during the following year.
Among those who left the profession altogether in 2012-13, 51 percent said they had a more manageable workload, and 53 percent reported better working conditions in their current positions.
