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An Innovative Approach To Teacher Retention, Marc Dixon, Ruthe Francis
An Innovative Approach To Teacher Retention, Marc Dixon, Ruthe Francis
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Among the many challenges educational leaders are facing, teacher attrition is most paramount. Not only are teachers with less than five years of experience leaving the field at alarming rates, but the number of teachers with twenty or more years of experience has also decreased by 10% since 2000. Teachers who leave the field often site a lack of support as their primary source of frustration. While school districts across the nation have made efforts to address teacher attrition, induction programs are often managed at the district level and completed solely out of compliance.
After reviewing the literature on teacher …