–- The new teacher attrition: They are entering the profession and quickly leaving…

(Ingersoll, 2002)

Our K-12 teachers (including teachers and teacher assistants) had combined employment of about 3.8 million.(Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2007)

18% of the teaching force are newly hired teachers.

(Strizek et al., 2006)

On average, a third of the newly hired teachers leave during their first three years; almost half leave during the first five years.(Ingersoll & Smith, 2003; NCTAF, 2003; Moore Johnson, 2006)

Major Phases of First-Year Teaching

(Littleton & Littleton, 1995)

Reasons of why teachers leave the profession: testing and accountability mandates from federal legislation like “No

Child Left Behind”, too little support, student discipline, underfunded programs, lack of influence and respect, and insufficient pay.

(Kopkowski, 2008)

The Importance of Teacher Support

The Teacher Deficit -- A growing student population but an aging teacher work-force.

(NCTAF, 2009)