Win-Win: Pensions Efficiently Serve American Schools and Teachers
A new report finds that defined benefit (DB) teacher pension plans work for both schools and teachers, and that there are important policy reasons to continue offering these retirement plans.
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Issue Brief: Improving the Saver’s Credit for Low and Moderate Income Workers
A series of legislative fixes – some small and others more substantial – would make the Saver’s Credit less complex and more likely to achieve its intended goal of providing greater incentives and increase retirement savings.
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Revisiting the Three Rs of Teacher Retirement: Recruitment, Retention and Retirement
This issue brief analyzes the effectiveness of pensions on teacher retention and productivity. It finds that pensions play a critical role in recruiting and retaining highly productive teachers.
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Decisions, Decisions: An Update on Retirement Plan Choices for Public Employees and Employers
Public employees with retirement plan choice overwhelmingly choose defined benefit pension plans over defined contribution 401(k)-type individual accounts.
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What Do Coloradans Think About Economic Security in Retirement?
A new study finds that 72 percent of Coloradans believe that economic conditions are impacting their ability to achieve a secure retirement.
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Retirement Security 2017: Americans’ Views of the Retirement Crisis
A new research report finds that across party lines, Americans are deeply worried about their economic security in retirement.
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