Dynamic Effects of Teacher Turnover on the Quality of Instruction

This report challenges the widely-held belief that teacher turnover adversely affects student outcomes, finding that teachers leave the profession largely as a result of poor performance or ineffectiveness in the classroom. The report suggests that improved selection policies, aligned with better induction, mentoring and professional development policies could positively impact the quality of the teaching workforce and encourage higher retention rates of quality staff.
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