
Last Updated: July 23, 2010
This article appeared in the July 2010 Rural Policy Matters.
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NOTE: “Stayers” are 2007–08 principals who were principals in the same schools in 2008–09. “Movers” are 2007-08 principals who were principals in different schools in 2008-09. “Leavers” are 2007–08 principals who were no longer principals in 2008–09.
Source: Battle, D. (2010). Principal attrition and mobility: Results from the 2008–2009 Principal follow-up survey. Washington, DC: Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010337
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