Special Education Personnel Attrition in Pennsylvania
Overview & Synopsis
We used longitudinal staffing data from Pennsylvania to explore differences in special education personnel attrition across personnel categories, individual characteristics, and district characteristics. Special education administrators and school psychologists had the highest attrition rates among special education personnel, with special education administrators 6.4 percentage points more likely to leave their district than observably similar special education teachers in the same district. Black special education personnel were 2.1 percentage points more likely to leave than observably similar White special education personnel in the same district. Special education personnel in urban districts and districts serving high proportions of students of color also were more likely to leave, all else equal. These trends suggest the need for targeted retention efforts for these important categories of special education personnel.
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Document Information
| Document Title | Special Education Personnel Attrition in Pennsylvania |
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| Author / Organization | Allison F. Gilmour, Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold, Roddy Theobald |
| Subject & Discipline | Special Education, School Personnel, School Districts |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2026 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
(eric.ed.gov)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-84824 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |