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Public school teacher movers who rated various reasons as very or extremely important in their decision to move to different school: 2000–01

(Percent)

Reason for leaving	Mathematics/ science teachers	Other teachers

Dissatisfied with support from administrators at previous school	40.0	38.0
Dissatisfied with workplace conditions at previous school	37.1	31.5
Better salary or benefits	28.9*	17.8
Opportunity for better teaching assignment	26.2*	41.5
Changed my residence	21.3	23.0
Higher job security	14.1	16.4
Dissatisfied with opportunities for professional development at previous school	10.3	15.2
Dissatisfied with changes in job description or responsibilities	10.1*	19.8
Feel unprepared to implement or disagree with new reform measures	9.3	8.8
Laid off or involuntarily transferred	5.0*	11.1
Did not have enough autonomy over classroom at previous school	4.8	8.6

*p = .05, statistically significant difference between mathematics/science teachers and other teachers.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1999–2000 School and Staffing Survey; and 2000–01 Teacher Follow-up Survey.

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