In Illinois, the biggest problem is that Chicago operates its own
teacher pension system separate and apart from the state fund.
Not exact matches
That doesn't include the approximately 3,000 retired school administrators and
teachers who also qualified for
pensions of $ 100,000 or more, but who are in a
separate pension system.
As the Kauffman report notes, Missouri's
separate pension systems are «a microcosm of larger national issues concerning
teacher pension systems — particularly the ability of
teachers to move between
systems.»
Jeffrey Kuntze, chief operating officer of the Confluence Charter Schools in Saint Louis, says «the
separate pension systems make it extremely difficult for us to recruit veteran
teachers from the county.
The
separate pension systems also limit the pool of
teachers who are willing to work in the cities.
Teacher pension systems concentrate retirements within a narrow range of the career cycle by penalizing individuals who
separate too soon or remain employed too long.
If she
separates from the
system after 15 years — the average experience of a
teacher who leaves the profession — her
pension wealth is $ 38,619, but at this point she has contributed a total of $ 76,425.
Teacher pension systems target retirements within a narrow range of the career cycle by penalizing individuals who
separate too soon or remain employed too long.