The Consequences of Leaving School Early: The Effects of Within-Year and End-of-Year Teacher Turnover

• Published in: Education finance and policy Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 332 - 356
• Main Authors: Henry, Gary T, Redding, Christopher
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MIT Press 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Achievement Gains; Classroom Environment; Elementary School Students; Faculty Mobility; Instructional Program Divisions; Mathematics Achievement; Middle School Students; Reading Achievement; School Schedules; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Student Relationship; Time; Work Environment; North Carolina
• ISSN: 1557-3060
• DOI: 10.1162/edfp_a_00274

Using unique administrative data from North Carolina that allow us to separate classroom teacher turnover during the school year from end-of-year turnover, we find students who lose their teacher during the school year have significantly lower test score gains (on average -7.5 percent of a standard...