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Title: Testing, Teacher Turnover and the Distribution of Teachers across Grades and Schools. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-200
Language: English
Authors: Dillon Fuchsman, Tim R. Sass, Gema Zamarro, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2020.
Availability: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 47
Publication Date: 2020
Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Teacher Transfer, Teacher Distribution, High Stakes Tests, Educational Change, Instructional Program Divisions, Schools, Intellectual Disciplines, School Districts, Beginning Teachers, Teaching Experience, Educational Quality
Geographic Terms: Georgia
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Georgia Criterion Referenced Tests
Abstract: Teacher turnover has adverse consequences for student achievement and imposes large financial costs for schools. Some have argued that high-stakes testing may lower teachers' satisfaction with their jobs and could be a major contributor to teacher attrition. In this paper, we exploit changes in the tested grades and subjects in Georgia to study the effects of eliminating high-stakes testing on teacher turnover and the distribution of teachers across grades and schools. To measure the effect of testing pressures on teacher mobility choices we use a "difference-in-differences" approach, comparing changes in mobility over time in grades/subjects that discontinue testing vis-à-vis grades/subjects that are always tested. Our results show that eliminating testing did not have an impact on the likelihood of leaving teaching, changing schools within a district, or moving between districts. We only uncover small negative effects on the likelihood of grade switching. However, we do find relevant positive effects on retention of beginning teachers in the profession. In particular, the average probability of exit for teachers with 0-4 years of experience fell from 14 to 13 percentage points for teachers in grades 1 and 2 and from 14 to 11 percentage points in grades 6 and 7.
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