Sentences with phrase «toward teacher retirement»
And more importantly, it will enroll new teachers in a portable defined contribution plan, with a shorter vesting period and more money going toward teacher retirements.
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With such long vesting windows, many teachers will receive no employer contributions toward retirement as a result of their work in the classroom.
My answer is all of them: For every year they work, teachers should accumulate benefits toward a secure retirement.
South Carolina contributes 1.6 percent of teacher salaries toward retirement benefits, which is below the national average and could leave teachers vulnerable to insufficient retirement savings.
It is a problem that some teachers think they're getting 15 percent of their salary toward retirement when in fact it is closer to 5 percent.
But for these states, extending existing retirement options to teachers is a low - cost, high - impact reform that would go a long way toward helping educators earn a better retirement benefit.
New Jersey contributes 3.5 percent of teacher salaries toward retirement benefits, which is below the national average and could leave teachers vulnerable to insufficient retirement savings.
It also limits new sick days teachers can put toward their retirement.
But instead of simply trimming existing teacher pensions, alternative benefit designs like 401 (k)- style defined contributions plans or cash balance plans would enable all public school teachers to accumulate savings toward a secure retirement, including those with shorter careers.
Even as employer contributions toward teachers» retirement plans are at all - time highs, those same employers are actually offering new teachers worse benefits.
Without real pension reform, hundreds of schools across those districts may have to cut programs, increase class sizes or lay off teachers as more and more new state dollars are directed away from operations toward retirements.
In addition, Massachusetts commits excessive resources toward its teachers» retirement system.
Debt costs: The majority of contributions into teacher pension plans today are not going toward retirement benefits for today's teachers; they're mainly going toward unfunded pension liabilities.