While research suggests that principal turnover can have a negative effect on schools, students, and faculty, few studies have sought to identify how – and why – school leaders ultimately walk away.

In their study “Principal Effectiveness and Principal Turnover,” recently published in Education Finance and Policy, researchers Jason Grissom and Brendan Bartanen analyzed years of data from Tennessee schools to identify predictors of principal turnover and their relationship to effective school leadership.

Jason Grissom (Vanderbilt University) visits Research Minutes to discuss the results of the study and offer some suggestions for districts hoping to recruit, retain, and support high achieving principals.

Featured research: Jason A. Grissom and Brendan Bartanen. Principal Effectiveness and Principal Turnover. Education Finance and Policy, 2019 14:3, 355-382