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Article: Personal and demographic characteristics of retained teachers of special education.
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- Education
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- June 22, 2006
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INTRODUCTION
Each year, the number of identified children requiring special education services increases. However, the number of qualified teachers available to serve the needs of these children is not increasing at the same rate. In addition, reports show that the attrition rates of special education teachers already in the field remain higher than the rates in other areas of education. "Reports from various states indicate that special education teachers leave special education teaching positions at disproportionably higher rates than their peers in general education." (Katsiyannis, Zhang & Conroy, 2003)
Most recent reports indicate that in 1999-2000, ...