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This report is made possible due to access to data and reviews from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. In addition, we thank the members of the LPI Communications team for their invaluable support in designing, producing, and disseminating this report.  \nCore operating support for LPI is provided by the Heising-Simons Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Raikes Foundation, Sandler Foundation, Skyline Foundation, and MacKenzie Scott. We are grateful to them for their generous support. The ideas voiced here are those of the authors and not those of our funders.  \nExternal Reviewers  \nThis report benefited from the insights and expertise of two external reviewers: Helen (Sunny) F. Ladd, Professor Emerita at Duke University, and Kevin C. Bastian, Research Associate Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We thank them for the care and attention they gave the report.  \nSuggested citation: Tan, T., Wei, W., Carver-Thomas, D., & García, E. (2026) . Teacher turnover in the United States: Who  \nmoves, who leaves, and why. Learning Policy Institute. [https://doi.org/10.54300/248.479](https://doi.org/10.54300/248.479)  \nThis report can be found online at [https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-turnover-united-states](https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-turnover-united-states).  \nThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).  \nDocument last revised March 13, 2026  \nTable of Contents  \nExecutive Summary.......................................................................................................................................... iv  \nIntroduction ........................................................................................................................................................1  \nConsequences of Teacher Turnover ....................................................................................................... 1  \nFactors That Influence Teacher Turnover ............................................................................................... 2  \nStudy Overview......................................................................................................................................... 3  \nTrends in Teacher Turnover and Retention ....................................................................................................6  \nNational Trends in Teacher Turnover and Retention ............................................................................. 6  \nDifferences in Turnover and Retention Rates Across Groups of Teachers ........................................ 10  \nWhy Do Teachers Move Schools or Leave the Profession? ...................................................................... 18  \nWhat Are the Most Important Reasons Why Teachers Move or Leave?............................................. 18  \nWhat Factors Correlate With Turnover? Results From Bivariate Regression Analysis....................... 20  \nWhich Factors Matter Most for Teacher Turnover? Results From Multivariate Regression Analysis...24  \nPolicy Considerations..................................................................................................................................... 31  \nPolicies to Improve Compensation and Working Conditions .............................................................. 31  \nAdditional Policies to Address T","cbCaiple2B0NyB5i","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiple2B0NyB5i","pdf",2055864,88,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n## Consequences of Teacher Turnover\n## Factors That Influence Teacher Turnover\n## Study Overview\n## Trends in Teacher Turnover and Retention\n## National Trends in Teacher Turnover and Retention\n## Differences in Turnover and Retention Rates Across Groups of Teachers\n## Why Do Teachers Move Schools or Leave the Profession?\n## What Are the Most Important Reasons Why Teachers Move or Leave?\n## What Factors Correlate With Turnover? Results From Bivariate Regression Analysis\n## Which Factors Matter Most for Teacher Turnover? Results From Multivariate Regression Analysis\n# Policy Considerations\n## Policies to Improve Compensation and Working Conditions\n## Additional Policies to Address Turnover Among High-Turnover Groups\n# Research Considerations\n# Conclusion\n# Appendix A: Methodology\n# Appendix B: Contextualizing the Teacher Labor Market in 2020–21 and 2021–22\n# Appendix C: Descriptive Results\n# Appendix D: Regression Results\n# Endnotes\n# About the Authors","[{\"question\":\"Who is covered by the report’s analysis of teacher turnover and retention?\",\"answer\":\"The report distinguishes teacher groups by how they change status over time, including stayers, movers, and leavers, and compares turnover and retention rates across groups of teachers.\"},{\"question\":\"What reasons does the report examine for teachers moving schools or leaving the profession?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on the most important reasons teachers move or leave and identifies factors that correlate with turnover using regression analyses.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the findings used in the report’s policy and research recommendations?\",\"answer\":\"The report provides policy considerations to address compensation and working conditions and to target high-turnover groups, along with research considerations informed by the study’s methodology and results.\"}]","Teacher Turnover in the United States - March 2026 | PDF",1792054341,222]