Teacher Turnover Spiked During COVID. But It’s Now Fallen for 2 Years in a Row

In this The 74 article, Aldeman reports on the emerging trend of declining teacher turnover in several states during the fall of 2024, following historical spikes in turnover during the COVID-19 pandemic. To put these teacher turnover rates—which are falling but still higher than they were prior to the pandemic—into perspective, Aldeman features data from a 2023 CALDER Brief on turnover in Washington state from 1985 to 2022, as well as a recent CALDER study on teacher supply and demand in WA in 2023. Together, these studies show post-pandemic turnover rates to be generally on par with historical trends. Read the article to learn more.