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Abstract
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation has left many administrators in high need schools scrambling to fill classrooms with “quality teachers” as defined by NCLB. However, redefining “quality teachers” to allow recruitment of inexperienced and under prepared individuals will decrease teacher quality and result in an ever-growing population of preretirement teachers. Any plan to reduce the teacher shortage must also decrease teacher attrition. This study examined (1) reasons for pre-retirement; (2) factors that would influence a former educator to return to teaching; and (3) predictors of teacher attrition. Results indicate income was the most significant factor related to teacher attrition followed by discipline problems, and leaving to raise a family. Increased income, administrative support, and improved workplace were the strongest factors influencing former educators to return to the classroom. Finally, predictors of attrition were little teaching experience, less than $25,000 annual income, and a graduate degree (p < .05).
