The rapid expansion of Ontario's educational system in the 1960s serves as a base for this study of the current decline in enrollment and its consequences. This paper examines two results of the concentration of manpower in teaching: the need for reduction in force and the potential burden on the retirement system. The author makes several…

This publication is a compilation of summaries of the major legal provisions of state and local retirement systems to which public school teachers belong. The individual summaries were prepared by state and local retirement administrators in accordance with a topical and explanatory outline developed by the National Council on Teacher Retirement.…

Traces development of pensions for retired teachers from 1891 to the 1930s. Presents excerpts from educational literature and primary sources such as letters and speeches to indicate various attitudes toward salaries, cost of living, financial problems of public school administration, and legislation mandating teacher retirement pay. (Author/DB)

Discusses proposed Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) accounting standards requiring school districts to report liability associated with other post-employment benefits (OPEBs), such as health care, to future retirees and well as the status of efforts to fund those benefits. (PKP)

Describes early-buyout severance plans for school employees. (PKP)

Documents nationwide shortage of school principals, offers some reasons for the shortage, and suggests solutions based on district in-house development of women and minorities teachers for the principalship and the retention of veteran principals. (PKP)

This paper discusses sex discrimination as a judicial issue. Cases addressing differential treatment of men and women in the following areas are explored: student admissions practices, student athletic programs, employee pregnancy benefits and maternity leave policies, employee retirement benefits programs, and prerequisites to employment. Also…

The views of teachers and principals in Massachusetts on early retirement and other issues associated with reduction-in-force policies were sampled and analyzed. Alternatives to layoffs, methods of evaluating teacher performance fairly, and use of seniority as a criterion for retention are discussed. (PP)

Serious work on education is never just a work of the moment. Some problems are the consequences of yesterday's solutions, and many of the most promising approaches to today's issues build on the efforts of earlier generations. In short, the work that is going on presently at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching must be…

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states are experiencing teacher shortages in certain geographic and subject areas. Teacher preparation programs are not graduating enough students in certain subjects, and more teachers are approaching retirement eligibility. SREB states are seeking alternative sources of teachers to help relieve shortages.…

The steps necessary to establish most voluntary early retirement incentive plans include establishing a variable-rate incentive, a minimum qualifying salary, a minimum qualifying age, and a method of payment. (Author/IRT)

Despite the attractiveness of pension portability for educators, there are substantial equity and philosophical barriers to the practice. Portability might help in urban or sparsely populated districts trying to attract teachers or in cases involving spouses' career moves across state lines. Some suggestions for improving portability are provided.…

Findings of a study that examined retired educators' attitudes toward their retirement are examined in this paper. A survey of 260 educators--of whom three/fourths were K-12 teachers and one-fourth were school administrators--in four California counties elicited a 52 percent return rate. Findings indicate that retired educators were not inclined…

Describes a volunteer program that uses retired people to work in their neighborhood schools. Volunteers receive training and provide an invaluable resource for students and teachers. (MD)