Teacher Turnover in Rwanda

@article{Zeitlin2020TeacherTI,
  title={Teacher Turnover in Rwanda},
  author={Andrew Zeitlin},
  journal={Journal of African Economies},
  year={2020}
}
  • A. Zeitlin
  • Published 28 September 2020
  • Education
  • Journal of African Economies
Despite widely documented shortfalls of teacher skills and effort, there is little systematic evidence of rates of teacher turnover in low-income countries. I investigated the incidence and consequences of teacher turnover in Rwandan public primary schools over the period from 2016 to 2019. I combined the universe of teacher placement records with student enrollment figures and school-average Primary Leaving Exam scores in a nationally representative sample of 259 schools. Results highlight… 
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