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Title: Shock Absorption: Did School Turnaround Shelter Schools from the Pandemic's Effects on Teacher Turnover? EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1319
Language: English
Authors: Erica Harbatkin, Rebecca Hinze-Pifer, Katharine O. Strunk, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2025.
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: 74
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Pandemics, COVID-19, Faculty Mobility, Educational Policy, State Policy, Teaching Conditions, Public School Teachers
Geographic Terms: Michigan
Abstract: Successful turnaround interventions should build school capacity to promote not just school improvement but also resilience to exogenous shocks that undermine schooling. While a large literature demonstrates that turnaround can improve school outcomes, little is known about whether it can help schools withstand negative shocks. We examine the impact of Michigan's turnaround policy on teacher turnover before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Event study findings show limited immediate effects of the policy on teacher turnover, but significant and substantively large decreases in turnover after the pandemic's onset. Teacher survey data indicate that working conditions improvements beginning before the pandemic may have translated into increased retention after its onset, suggesting enhanced resilience in the teacher workforce stemming from the policy's impacts.
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Entry Date: 2026
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