The High Cost of Teacher Turnover

Congratulations to former MCEA President Mark Simon, on publication of a great op-ed column in yesterday's Washington Post. Entitled "Is teacher churn undermining real education reform in D.C.?", the column is a powerful critique of the so-called 'ed reform' campaign in the District of Columbia Public Schools that has led to 80% of newly hired teachers leaving within six years.

Mark has retired from teaching. He founded and runs the Tom Mooney Institute for Teacher and Union Leadership and is also an education policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute. He blogs regularly on school reform in the District of Columbia Public Schools at realeducationreformdc.blogspot.com.