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Last updated on Monday, June 4, 2007
(UNDATED) - A Western Michigan University study finds teachers in charter schools jump ship for other jobs at double the rate of teachers in traditional public schools.
Researcher Gary Miron says the financial instability of many charters when they're just starting out prompts teachers to look for job security elsewhere.
With young teachers and others new to the profession, he says attrition rates are more than triple traditional schools -- 37%, compared to about 25% for charters overall, and 11% for traditional public schools.
Ball State University and Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson have issued the vast majority of Indiana's charters. Ball State says it doesn't track teacher attrition in its charter schools.
But Indianapolis Charter School Director Daniel Roy says the city makes it part of charters' annual reviews. He says attrition rates vary from school to school.
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