TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Choi, Kyuhan
AU  - Shi, Ying
AU  - Zhu, Maria
        TI  - Student Disruptions and Teacher Turnover
        PY  - 2025/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 18271
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp18271
        AB  - This paper examines how exposure to disruptive students affects teacher retention using linked teacher-student administrative records from North Carolina. To address non-random classroom assignment, we instrument for classroom exposure using the school-by-grade share of disruptive students based on prior-year disciplinary infractions. A one standard deviation increase in the share of disruptive students raises the probability of a teacher leaving the school in the following year by 1.6 percentage points. We do not find differential effects by teacher characteristics. However, working in a school environment with supportive leadership and greater teacher input into decision-making mitigates the impact of student disruptions.
        KW  - student behavior
KW  - teacher turnover
        ER  -