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September 2014
Putting the Public Pension Funding Crisis into Per-Employee Terms
September 29, 2014
Guest Blogger
Guest blogger Chris Lozier proposes another way to put unfunded pension liabilities in perspective.
Funding
State Pension Plans
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Unions Praise Social Security, But Like Pensions Even More
September 22, 2014
Leslie Kan
Public sector unions praise Social Security. Except they don’t want it for all of their workers.
Teachers and Social Security
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Not All 401(k) Plans Are Created Equal
September 19, 2014
Chad Aldeman
It's possible to design a 401(k)-style retirement plan that supports workers in meeting their retirement savings needs.
Mobility and Portability
Pension Politics
Retirement Insecurity
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Charter School Teachers Subsidize State Pension Plans
September 17, 2014
Chad Aldeman
Charter schools and their teachers pay the same high employer and employee contribution rates as all other schools, but higher turnover rates mean their teachers will get much less in return.
Mobility and Portability
Pension Politics
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Teacher Retention Varies Across and Within Districts
September 15, 2014
Leslie Kan
Turnover isn’t evenly distributed and varies even within a district.
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Pension Reform Can Be Good Politics, Too
September 10, 2014
Chad Aldeman
A few quick thoughts on Gina Raimondo's victory in the Democratic primary to become Rhode Island's next governor.
Pension Politics
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Administrators Get Disproportionately Large Pensions
September 9, 2014
Leslie Kan
The highest pensioners in the New York Teacher Retirement System are not teachers.
Pensions and Human Capital
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A Quick Note to Dana Goldstein About Pensions
September 8, 2014
Chad Aldeman
"Teacher Wars" is a catchy title for a book, but not everything has to be one.
Pension Politics
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Diagnosing the Right Pension Problems
September 4, 2014
Chad Aldeman
Neither The New York Times nor teachers union leaders discuss how individuals lose out under current pension systems.
Funding
Pension Politics
Retirement Insecurity
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Empirical Proof on the Politics of Pensions
September 2, 2014
Leslie Kan
A new report compiles a unique data set to look at the politics surrounding pension legislation.
Pension Politics
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