LEHMAN COLLEGE–Recent research done on the teacher turnover rate post-Covid has shown that they are leaving the profession more frequently than in past years. At the start of this decade, the retention rate for teachers in New York City was stable and climbing, according to New York City Independent Budget Office. The reason, says the IBO, was the hybrid work style during the lockdown in the 2020-2021 school year.
In 2019-2020 the retention rate for New York City public schools was 91%, according to the IBO. However, during the 2022-2023 school year, teachers began leaving at a much higher rate.
“Over the last two years, though, retention rates in NYC Public Schools have declined to about 88 percent in 2022-2023,” say authors of the IBO report “Recent Trends in Teacher Retention and Hiring in New York City Public Schools. “This mirrors a nationwide trend of higher teacher turnover, reflecting the fact that teachers across the country reported higher rates of anxiety during the pandemic.”
