The Magnitude, Destinations, Variations and Determinants of Mathematics and Science Teacher Turnover Richard M. Ingersoll And Henry May University of Pennsylvania and The Consortium for Policy Research in Education

Source of Data Conducted by the Census Bureau for the U.S. Department of Education 6 Cycles: , , , , , The largest source of information available on teachers: -Sample: 50,000 teachers 12,000 schools -Representing all 50 states The Schools and Staffing Survey with the Teacher Follow-up Survey

Math/Science Public School Teaching Force 368,575 Figure 1: Numbers of Public School Math and Science Teachers in Transition Before and After School Year Turnover 51,400 Hires 49,600 At Beginning of School YearDuring School YearAfter End of School Year Source: Ingersoll, R., & May, H. (2010). The magnitude, destinations, variations and determinants of mathematics and science teacher turnover. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Figure 2: Percent Annual Public School Teacher Turnover, by Field and by Year Source: Ingersoll, R., & May, H. (2010). The magnitude, destinations, variations and determinants of mathematics and science teacher turnover. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Figure 3: Of Public School Teachers Who Left Teaching, Percent, by New Occupational Status, by Field ( ) Source: Ingersoll, R., & May, H. (2010). The magnitude, destinations, variations and determinants of mathematics and science teacher turnover. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Figure 4: Mean Percent Public School-Level Teacher Turnover, by Quartile ( ) Source: Ingersoll, R., & May, H. (2010). The magnitude, destinations, variations and determinants of mathematics and science teacher turnover. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Figure 5: Percent of Math and Science Teachers Moving From Particular Types of Public Schools, by Type of Destination School ( ). Source: Ingersoll, R., & May, H. (2010). The magnitude, destinations, variations and determinants of mathematics and science teacher turnover. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Figure 6: Percent Public School Teachers Reporting Various Categories of Reasons Were Very Important to Their Decision to Leave Teaching, by Field ( ) Source: Ingersoll, R., & May, H. (2010). The magnitude, destinations, variations and determinants of mathematics and science teacher turnover. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Figure 7: Odds Ratios From Logistic Regression Analysis of the Likelihood of Public School Teacher Turnover ( ) Source: Ingersoll, R., & May, H. (2010). The magnitude, destinations, variations and determinants of mathematics and science teacher turnover. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Figure 8: Odds Ratios From Logistic Regression Analysis of the Likelihood of Public School Teacher Turnover, by Field ( ) Source: Ingersoll, R., & May, H. (2010). The magnitude, destinations, variations and determinants of mathematics and science teacher turnover. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Figure 9: Predicted Public School Teacher Turnover Rates, by School Organizational Conditions, by Field ( ) Source: Ingersoll, R., & May, H. (2010). The magnitude, destinations, variations and determinants of mathematics and science teacher turnover. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania.

Implications President Bush in 2006 State of Union Address Proposed: Recruitment of 30,000 New Math/Science Teachers But, in alone… ,400 Math/Science Teachers Left Teaching - Of them, - 7,000 Retired - 14,000 left due to dissatisfaction or to pursue another job - 25,000 Moved to Other Schools - Of them, - Four times as many moved to low-poverty as to high-poverty schools