ERIC Number: ED672072
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 31
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Changes in Teachers' Mobility and Attrition in Arkansas during the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic. EdWorkingPaper No. 22-589
Andrew Camp; Gema Zamarro; Josh McGee
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a trying period for teachers. Teachers had to adapt to unexpected conditions, teaching in unprecedented ways. As a result, teachers' levels of stress and burnout have been high throughout the pandemic, raising concerns about a potential increase in teacher turnover and future teacher shortages. We use administrative data for the state of Arkansas to document the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on teachers' mobility and attrition during the years 2018-19 to 2021-2022. We find stable turnover rates during the first year of the pandemic (2020-2021) but an increase in teacher mobility and attrition in the second year (2021-2022). Teacher mobility and attrition increased by 2 percentage points (10% relative increase) this second year but with heterogeneous effects across regions and depending on the teacher and school characteristics. Our results raise concerns about increased strain in areas already experiencing teacher shortages and a potential reduction in the diversity of the Arkansas teacher labor force.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Teacher Burnout, Anxiety, Faculty Mobility, Institutional Characteristics, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
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