24 percent of first year and 20 percent of second year teachers left the profession in Arizona.

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24 percent of first-year and 20 percent of second-year teachers left the profession in Arizona.

49 percent of teachers report low and/or frozen salaries as a top reason for leaving.

Source: Arizona Department of Education’s Education Retention & Recruitment Task Force, June 2015.

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