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Best of the Web: Teacher Retention and Recruitment

Periodically we compile a list of the best of what the Internet has to offer to teachers—be that in the classroom or just in daily life. The current edition, “Teacher Retention and Recruitment,” highlights websites with information on this increasingly critical topic in education.

If you would like to suggest a topic for a future edition, please email us at info@teacherscount.org.

Teacher Retention and Recruitment

The Alliance for Excellent Education
This article breaks down the cost of teacher attrition by state.
Education World: Principals Hold Key to Teacher Retention
In this feature, the author explores how strong leadership from principals can positively impact teacher retention in their schools.
Keeping Good Teachers
Dr. Betsy Rogers, the 2003 National Teacher of the Year, shares her thoughts on teacher retention on her Teacher Magazine blog.
NCTAF: Cost of Teacher Turnover Study
The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future briefly explains the financial cost of high teacher turnover by looking at case studies in the Chicago and Milwaukee school systems.
National Education Association
In “Meeting the Challenges of Recruitment and Retention,” the NEA presents an explanation of the teacher retention crisis as well as suggestions for improvement.
The New Teacher Project
This non-profit organization seeks to address the recruitment and retention crisis by partnering with school districts, state education agencies, colleges and universities and recruiting, training, and certifying new teachers.
Teacher Policy Research
This site is the result of a joint collaboration between the University at Albany – SUNY and Stanford University that is intended to inform policymakers of issues affecting teachers and teacher education.
Teacher Voices
In an easy-to-read study from Scholastic, teachers discuss why they became and would like to remain educators.
TeachersCount: Best Practices in Induction Programs (Powerpoint download, 3.5 MB)
Diana Burroughs, the Executive Director of TeachersCount, recently gave this presentation on teacher retention and induction programs at the National Summit on Recruiting and Retaining Quality Teachers.