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Attrition of Newly Recruited K–12 Teachers in Pennsylvania: From 2011/2012 to 2017/2018

The following study uses survival analysis and longitudinal administrative records from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to investigate the attrition of K-12 teachers in the state’s public schools, including charter schools. Survival curves were plotted across time to show the percentage of teachers that still taught full-time at the school where they were first hired, and the Cox proportional hazard model was used to identify risk and protective factors associated with teacher attrition. After 4.8 years, approximately half of newly hired teachers ceased to teach full-time at the school where they were first hired. In addition, salary, professional development, and school size were found to be protective factors, while having a doctoral/specialist degree and teaching in a school with more minority students were found to be risk factors associated with teacher attrition. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Evaluation and Research project is an effort that was established through a State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), awarded in October 2015. The Research and Evaluation project is an initiative to make full use of the P-16+ system data and other data sources to answer priority questions from the PDE research agenda, to form collaborative research partnerships, and to increase PDE’s capacity to conduct research. Our mission is to evaluate and analyze data to provide insight that can be used to positively impact policy, inform decision making and lead to improved student outcomes. The mission of the Department of Education is to ensure that every learner has access to a world-class education system that academically prepares children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. Further, the Department seeks to establish a culture that is committed to improving opportunities throughout the commonwealth by ensuring that technical support, resources, and optimal learning environments are available for all students, whether children or adults.