This report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education at Arizona State University examines the Next Education Workforce™ (NEW) initiative, an alternative to the traditional one-teacher, one-classroom model. Designed at Arizona State University and launched in 2018 with local district partners, the NEW model organizes teachers into teams that share groups of students, collaborate across learning spaces, and collectively design instruction. Using survey data and district records, the study explores whether NEW teams are implementing the model’s practices, the extent of teacher decision-making authority, and the relationship to teacher turnover. Findings show that most teachers on NEW teams report implementing key elements of the model and exercising greater professional authority than peers in traditional settings. Importantly, NEW team membership and teacher authority are both associated with lower turnover, with the strongest effects when teachers have high levels of authority. While based on descriptive, non-causal data, the study suggests that team-based staffing coupled with teacher decision-making can strengthen retention and professional satisfaction.