Sentences with phrase «toward teacher retirement benefits»

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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.

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.

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.

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.