How does teacher turnover affect children and taxpayers?
Study after study has shown that students taught by experienced teachers achieve greater academic success than students taught by first-year teachers. The costs to children who spend a disproportionate amount of their educational careers in the classrooms of new teachers can be staggering. The financial costs to taxpayers associated with teacher turnover are also high. While estimates vary widely, researchers calculate the cost at anywhere between 25% and 200% of the annual salary and benefits of a teacher who leaves. In a recent publication, the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future pegs the average cost to recruit, hire, prepare and lose a teacher at $50,000.
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