ASSOCIATED FACTORS TO TEACHER MOBILITY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO

Abstract The way in which teachers are distributed in schools is a relevant issue in the discussion of inequalities of educational opportunities. The objective of this paper was identify teachers’ and schools’ characteristics that impacts on teachers mobility. The research followed the movement of teachers who entered into the municipal system of Rio de Janeiro between 2009 and 2011. To estimate the probability of teachers switch schools logistic regression analysis were performed. The main result was that the number of times a school won the Prêmio Anual de Desempenho (Annual Performance Award) had presented a major impact in odds of mobility indicated that the policy that intend to improve students learning was increasing the inequality of educational opportunities.