| Title: |
Viral Change: Trends in Michigan Teacher Attrition and Mobility before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Bryant G. Hopkins; Katherine O. Strunk; Salem Rogers; Michigan State University (MSU), Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) |
| Source: |
Grantee Submission. 2023. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
54 |
| Publication Date: |
2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Institute of Education Sciences (ED); National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH) |
| Contract Number: |
R305C180025 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Faculty Mobility; Public School Teachers; Charter Schools; Public Schools; Teacher Supply and Demand; COVID-19; Pandemics; Teacher Transfer; Distance Education; In Person Learning; Blended Learning; Teacher Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; School Districts; Elementary Secondary Education |
| Geographic Terms: |
Michigan |
| Abstract: |
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised even greater concerns about a growing teacher shortage. In this study, we use administrative data on more than 140,000 Michigan traditional public and charter school teachers in an interrupted time series framework to understand how teacher attrition and supply may have shifted after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results suggest that Michigan teachers were more likely to leave the profession, less likely to leave their districts, and more likely to switch schools within their district after the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years relative to pre-pandemic trends. Additionally, teachers in low COVID-19 rate communities, as well as those in districts that offered fully in-person instruction at the start of the 2020-21 school year, were more likely to leave the teaching profession or switch districts following the 2019-20 school year compared to teachers in fully remote districts. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| IES Funded: |
Yes |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Access URL: |
https://reachcentered.org/uploads/technicalreport/Viral-Change-Hopkins-et-al.-2023.pdf |
| Accession Number: |
ED656012 |
| Database: |
ERIC |