Public School Teacher Turnover in the United StatesIntroductionThere is a consensus among relevant stakeholders that teacher quality is the primary factor in determining performance students. In the case of the United States, student performance can only be boosted by the efforts the state can make, at any cost, to train and retain high-quality teachers. The measures taken determine the level of teacher turnover in schools. Lazear (2009) similarly argues that job tenure is a critical factor in job risk aversion, a trend contrary to teacher treatment. Public school teacher turnover will refer to the rate at which the state, which is the teacher's employer, gains or loses teachers. This is also determined by the length of time teachers tend to stay in the teaching profession before moving on to other professions or locations. This article will attempt to assess the level of public school teacher turnover in the United States. Basically, the first question to answer is: What factors should be studied to answer the question of whether teacher turnover is too high or too low? Many people would quickly hypothesize that retirement is the primary cause of teacher attrition. However, a careful examination of the situation on the ground reveals that this is not true. According to analysis by the U.S. Department of Education, between 2000 and 2001, teachers cited reasons other than retirement when leaving and the most common included job dissatisfaction and seeking other positions. in other professions. Among teachers who change schools, 65 percent move due to lack of planning time, 60 percent move because of work...... middle of paper ......r Figure business, the cost of turnover in the United States is very high and must be contained.ReferencesNational Commission on Education and America's Future. “Policy Brief: The High Cost of Teacher Turnover,” prepared for page 1, undated, http://www.nctaf.org/resources/demonstration_projects/turnover/documents/NCTAFCostofTeacherTurnoverpolicybrief.pdf. October 5, 2011. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Teacher Tracking Survey, Washington, DC, 2001. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Teacher attrition and mobility: results from teacher monitoring 2008-2009, http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010353.pdf. October 5, 2011.TitleStaff Economics in PracticeAuthorsEdward P. Lazear, Michael GibbsEdition2, illustratedPublisherJohn Wiley and Sons, 2009