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Goldhaber, Dan; Grout, Cyrus; Holden, Kristian – Center for Education Data & Research, 2015
Traditional defined benefit (DB) pension systems in many states face large funding shortfalls. Movement toward defined contribution (DC) pension structures may reduce the likelihood of future shortfalls, but there is concern that such reforms may have the undesirable effect of increasing employee turnover. In studying patterns of employee turnover…
Descriptors: Finance Reform, Retirement Benefits, Faculty Mobility, Labor Turnover
Cahill, Kevin E.; Dyke, Andrew; Tapogna, John – Center for Education Data & Research, 2016
Pension legacy costs can restrict the amount of resources available for current public education, potentially making it more difficult to attract and retain high-quality teachers. Oregon provides a useful case study in pension legacy costs because many school districts in the state are now reallocating General Fund expenditures to cover sizeable…
Descriptors: Retirement Benefits, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Effectiveness, Costs
Goldhaber, Dan; Grout, Cyrus; Pennucci, Annie; Bignell, Wesley – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2012
In this descriptive paper we detail the structure of two Washington State teacher retirement plans: a traditional defined benefit plan and a hybrid defined benefit-defined contribution plan. We provide preliminary evidence on how retirement plan structures may relate to the choices that teachers make. Our analysis of the financial incentives…
Descriptors: Retirement Benefits, Teacher Retirement, Incentives, Teacher Behavior
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2010
The 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" provided a comprehensive review of states' policies that impact the teaching profession. As a companion to last year's comprehensive state-by-state analysis, the 2010 edition provides each state with an individualized "Blueprint for Change," building off last year's "Yearbook"…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy, Teacher Evaluation