In order to avoid the ways in which
high teacher turnover harms student achievement, recruits would be encouraged to teach for three to five years, and given incentives to do so.
While many factors — including student demographics, parental involvement,
teacher quality, and government policy — influence educational outcomes, research generally finds that students perform better when taught by more experienced
teachers and that increased
teacher turnover can
harm student performance.8
High levels of
turnover can also disrupt schools.