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ERIC Number: EJ1482939
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
EISSN: EISSN-1098-237X
Available Date: 2025-04-23
Science Teacher Turnover in Texas: Who Are They and Where Do They Go?
Science Education, v109 n5 p1450-1463 2025
The teacher shortage is a very real problem in America's schools. While research has sought to describe the shortage, the science teacher labor market is oftentimes bundled with other curricula. This study aims to better understand science teachers who leave their teaching position, the reasons for their actions, and where science teachers go once they leave their position. Science teacher turnover destination was determined and disaggregated into teachers who move horizontally to another school or district and those who leave the teacher profession. For those that leave the teaching profession, workforce destination was further analyzed as well as salary changes. Findings suggest that teachers with an alternative certification are more likely to leave their teaching position, as well as teachers in rural schools. Those that are leavers have a significant wage boost and likely enter the health or higher education work force. Policy implications are discussed.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: 1Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA