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Teacher Retention in Religious Schools as Primer for Teacher Retention in Public Schools

By Omar Ezzeldine
ISPU Fellow

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The cost of teacher turnover is soon to become the next "crisis" in education. In some respects this "crisis" has already started, as many districts are facing a severe shortage of math and science teachers. Added to the challenge of finding the right teachers to replace those leaving the profession or seeking employment elsewhere are the academic setbacks caused by new teachers, either to the profession or the curriculum, for they immediately become an unavoidable part of the slow progress toward academic achievement in their new schools. By some estimates, as more and more baby boomers retire, the need for new teachers could exceed half a million. ISPU Fellow Omar Ezzeldine examines the topic and provides some insight on how we can address this "crisis" within our educational system.