Not exact matches
For instance, writing in Education Next, economist Jake Vigdor showed that teacher take - home salaries are more heavily
backloaded late into one's career than is the case for other professionals, despite little evidence that more
experienced teachers were more effective in the classroom.
For all but the most
experienced teachers,
backloading teachers» pensions substantially increases the compensation of
experienced teachers relative to younger teachers.
Because the current
backloaded system provides greater retirement compensation for older teachers by decreasing the retirement compensation of younger teachers, paying a large premium for
experience may not be the most equitable way to compensate teachers.
Findings suggest that if
experienced educators did not face the pressure of a
backloaded retirement system with large peaks and valley, but were instead offered a smooth, steady benefit accrual, more teachers would stay in the classroom for longer.