An Examination of the Movement of Educators Within and Across Three Midwest States

• In Event: 34.052 - Teacher Mobility and Retention

Abstract

This study examined the mobility of teachers and administrators in public schools within and between Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The study was the first to examine educator mobility within and among these three states using the same methodology across all three states. The study used staffing data and data on school-level performance and demographics for the 2005–06 through 2012–13 school years from the three states. We analyzed these data to identify long-term mobility rates and patterns, both within and across states. We also examined whether and how different educator characteristics and the characteristics of the exited schools were related to the odds that educators would change schools.

Authors

• Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri - Columbia

• Mark W. Ehlert, University of Missouri

• James J. Lindsay, American Institutes for Research

• Yinmei Wan, American Institutes for Research