STEM Education Institute Tuesday Seminar
Abigail Jurist Levy
Center for Science Education, Education Development Center, Inc.
“Low Science and Math Teacher Retention: Causes, Consequences and How Some Urban Middle and High Schools are Making Progress”
Abigail Jurist Levy, Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Science Education, Education Development Center, will discuss the study of teacher retention she is currently leading. This study compares middle and high schools with teacher retention rates that are higher than the district average to similar schools with retention rates that are lower than the district average in an effort to understand what policies and practices might explain their different outcomes. The study is now underway and this conversation will cover the design, methods, some of the issues associated with conducting this work in a large, urban district, and preliminary findings.