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Teacher Retention: Advice From Missouri's Top Districts, Joshua Flores
Teacher Retention: Advice From Missouri's Top Districts, Joshua Flores
Educational Specialist Scholarly Papers
Teacher attrition, particularly within the first five years of teaching, is a persistent problem that negatively impacts schools, school districts, and communities across the globe. Missouri, in particular, is one state that reports higher rates of teacher attrition than the national average. This beginning exploratory analysis of a few of Missouri’s top teacher retaining districts looks to offer suggestions, recommendations, and strategies aside from raising salaries or increasing benefits packages that schools, their leaders, and districts can implement to bolster teacher retention.