THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: New study: charter schools have more chronically inexperienced teachers

THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: New study: charter schools have more chronically inexperienced teachers

New study: charter schools have more chronically inexperienced teachers

by The Perimeter Primate

RESEARCH BRIEF: Teacher Turnover in Charter Schools by authors David Stuit and Thomas M. Smith, National Center on School Choice, June 2010 (red emphasis is mine)

KEY FINDINGS:

• The rate that teachers leave the profession and move between schools is significantly higher in charter schools than in traditional public schools.
• Charter schools that are started from the ground up experience significantly more attrition and mobility than those converted from traditional public schools.
• Differences in teacher characteristics explain a large portion of the turnover gap among charter and traditional public school teachers.
• Dissatisfaction with working conditions is an important reason why charter school teachers are significantly more likely to switch schools or leave the profession.
• Involuntary attrition is significantly higher in charter schools.

The rapid growth in charter schools during the past two decades has occurred despite