Indiana near the bottom in the U.S. in teacher retention and perhaps happiness
Studies are showing that Indiana teachers are worrying the most about their job security year-to-year. A recent national study by the Learning Policy Institute titled “A Coming Crisis in Teaching?” ranked Indiana among the worst in the country when it comes to retaining teachers and keeping them happy in the classroom. The state’s average year-to-year retention rate for educators, which includes teachers and administrators, is around 82 percent. The study also showed less than 50 percent of teachers in Indiana “strongly agree” that administrators are “supportive and encouraging.”