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Contents
Why this study? 2
Research questions 5
Findings 7
Limitations 17
Implications 17
References 18
Table 1. Teacher retention in Michigan was related to the characteristics of teachers, their local education agencies, and student populations served by the local... 7
Table 2. Percentage of teachers who reported the availability of teacher supports at their local education agency, fall 2020 9
Table 3. Percentage of teachers who reported the availability of teacher supports at their local education agency, by student enrollment size of the local education... 10
Table 4. Percentage of teachers who reported the availability of teacher supports at their local education agency, by student economic status, fall 2020 11
Figure 1. Teacher retention was higher when local education agencies had supports for new teachers and included opportunities for teachers to set goals in their... 12
Figure 2. Among public school academies the presence of mentoring, professional development, and opportunities for teachers to set goals in their evaluations and... 14
Figure 3. Teacher retention in traditional school districts in Michigan was associated with supports for new teachers and supports involving compensation and benefits,... 15
Figure 4. Annual salary increases and opportunities for teachers to set goals in their evaluations were associated with higher teacher retention in local education... 16
Boxes
Box 1. Key terms 3
Box 2. Data sources, sample, and methods 5