Editor, The News: The plan to reduce costs in public education as reported includes two parts. 1) Early retirement with a premium incentive for those who retire and 2) hire recent graduates. The ...

Opinion: STRS has not been transparent with teachers about how our money is invested and what staff must do to earn extravagant bonuses.

In the otherwise informative article, “With Alaska struggling to hire, state legislators consider revived pension plans for public employees,” the present defined contribution retirement plan ...

FILE. Letter writer says, 'The Teachers Fossil Fuel Divestment Act would require the system to divest from all stocks and companies relating to fossil fuels due to the destruction emissions cause.

As a retired educator, I am hopeful, but not at all assured, that retired Texas teachers will get a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) added to their monthly annuity. Retirees have not received a ...

Re “With a growing 100K pension club, California’s pension problem only gets worse” (Editorial, May 1):The editorial characterizes teachers’ CalSTRS pensions as excessive and calls into ...

Letters: Plan would raise teacher pay with smart fiscal policy, not tax hikes. ... $2 billion payment from the education trust funds to reduce the teachers' retirement debt.

If teachers elect to participate in the state’s retirement plan, this will affect the Social Security benefits they receive from a deceased spouse, with benefits greatly reduced or even eliminated.

The ongoing conflict surrounding the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio has reached a dangerous state with investigations, claims of fiduciary negligence and a lack of trust in the system ...

Or maybe prospective applicants know that if they decide to change career paths, from teaching to a career in the private sector, their Social Security earnings, upon retirement, will be ...