This Statistical Analysis Report examines the sources of newly hired public and private primary and secondary school teachers in the United States. The study used data spanning 25 years from four administrations of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), a sample survey of elementary and secondary schools in the United States. Newly hired teachers were classified into four groups: newly prepared teachers (began teaching directly after receiving a degree), delayed entrants (began teaching after exiting a different career), transfers (taught in a different school during the prior year), and reentrants (came back to teaching after a break). The report describes the distribution of newly hired teachers across these categories. It also includes data on teacher characteristics, main teaching assignment, and employment and activities in the prior year.
