The reasons teachers stay : lessons from high-retention schools, districts, and communities /

A research-based guide uncovering what teachers say keeps them in their schools and how leaders can sustain them. The Reasons Teachers Stay offers a powerful new perspective on the urgent issue of teacher retention. While national headlines focus on why so many teachers leave, Douglas B. Larkin and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Larkin, Douglas B. (Author), Patzelt, Suzanne Poole (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2026].
Subjects:	Teacher turnover > United States > Case studies. Teachers > Job satisfaction > United States > Case studies.

Table of Contents:

Posing The Problem of Teacher Retention
What We Know about Teacher Retention
Our Research Framing: From Job Satisfaction to Teacher Embeddedness
Where Teachers of Color Stay and Flourish: The Case of Mulberry School District
Where Teachers Stay for Colleagues and Collaboration: The Case of Granite County School District
Where Teachers Stay Because They Can Teach How They Want: The Case of Pompano Regional School District
Where Teachers Stay for Kinship and Community: The Case of Kingfisher School District
The Reasons Teachers Stayed
Conclusion: Helping Teachers Stay.