Teacher attrition is affecting districts across the country. Teacher stress is leading to burnout which is leading to teachers leaving the profession. Teacher attrition affects student achievement and districts financially. Resources are being reallocated which has a negative effect on school districts. Teacher stress is affecting both general education teachers and special education teachers. Workload, administrative support, student behavior, and school environment are mitigating factors that influence teacher stress. The current research looked to identify teachers' perceived stress levels, which group of teachers (general educators or special educators) is more stressed, and which mitigating factor is causing general education and special education teachers to be stressed. A comparative quantitative survey design was conducted in a public school district in the Midwest. 55 general education and special education teachers responded to the Teacher Stress Inventory and Questionnaire. Results showed teachers perceive themselves as stressed. There was no statistical difference between the stress levels of general education teachers and special education teachers. Student behavior is affecting general education teachers' stress levels the most. Whereas special education teachers identified workload as the factor causing them the most stress. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]