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Costrell, Robert M.; Podgursky, Michael – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2007
This paper examines the pattern of incentives for work versus retirement in five state teacher pension systems. We do this by examining the annual accrual of pension wealth from an additional year of work over a teacher's career. Accrual of wealth is highly nonlinear and heavily loaded at arbitrary years that would normally be considered…
Descriptors: Teacher Retirement, Exhibits, Retirement Benefits, Teacher Supply and Demand
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Podgursky, Michael – Education Next, 2006
In the flurry of activity surrounding the implementation of No Child Left Behind's (NCLB) student proficiency mandates, the federal requirement to have a "highly qualified" teacher in every classroom by 2005 seemed like an impossible goal. However, 2005 has come and gone and the highly qualified teacher crisis never happened. In this…
Descriptors: Standards, Federal Legislation, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Salaries