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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One quick comment about teacher quality at W schools versus poor schools.  I don't know if the data is available, but I'd be willing to bet that teacher retention at the W schools is higher than at the poorer schools, which I suspect experience a lot of teacher turnover.  I assume that's a bad thing for the kids/school, but I don't really know.   Not saying the teachers at the poorer schools are less qualified or anything.  I have teacher friends who explain that at the poorer schools you often become more of a babysitter dealing with behavioral problems, and teachers who really enjoy teaching try to find opportunities where the kids come to school eager to learn and in a setting conducive to teaching.[/quote]

I think teacher retention is more a reflection of the school administration.  When you have a principal that teachers like to work for, they stay.

My kids are in a "W" school district.  There is extremely high turnover at the elementary school, high retention at the middle school, then again high turnover at the high school.  Same families, same kids progressing through the schools, just different principals.  The schools with high turnover tend to attract teachers who are younger with less experience.  [/quote]

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