Title page
Contents
Why this report? 4
Analysis steps 7
Step 1. Determine analysis method and data needed to address additional research questions 7
Step 2. Prepare data for analysis 11
Step 3. Produce frequencies and other descriptive statistics 11
Step 4. Examine relationships using regression models 17
Final remarks 26
References 27
Table 1. Example cross-tabulation of stayers and leavers by district locale 8
Table 2. Three-year teacher retention and attrition rates by district size, 2012/13-2014/15 12
Table 3. Example comparison of mobility across different states, 2015/16-2016/17 17
Table 4. Stayers, movers, and leavers, by state, 2015/16-2016/17 17
Table 5. Definition of key terms for different types of variables 18
Figure 1. The mean three-year retention rate was higher for small districts than for large districts, 2012/13-2014/15 12
Figure 2. The three-year teacher retention rate is consistently lower in high-need schools than in non-high-need schools 15
Boxes
Box 1. Key terms 5
Box 2. Example scenarios and additional research questions 5
Box 3. Analysis methods for the example scenarios 10
Box 4. Disaggregating by teacher characteristics in example scenario 3 13
Box 5. Visual analysis of trends in mobility and retention in example scenario 2 14
Box 6. Analyzing relationships while controlling for characteristics in example scenario 3 21
Box 7. Analyzing relationships between program implementation and retention in example scenario 1 24