Aging Work Force Brings New Look at Teacher Retirement.

Autor/inn/en	Auriemma, Frank V.; und weitere
Institution	Oregon School Study Council, Eugene.
Titel	Aging Work Force Brings New Look at Teacher Retirement.
Quelle	In: OSSC Report, 33 (1992) 1, S.1-10 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0733-2548
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Aging in Academia; Early Retirement; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal State Relationship; Public School Teachers; Retirement Benefits; Secondary School Teachers; State School District Relationship; Teacher Retirement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Retirement pay; Ruhegehalt; Staatliches Schulamt
Abstract	Higher salaries and improved working conditions have combined to make teaching a more attractive profession and to reduce teacher turnover rates. At the same time, however, the teaching work force has aged and faces problems in retirement programs. All levels of government should work with interested groups to find solutions to six major problems associated with retirement programs: financial inviability, conflicting state and federal policies, lack of portability of plans, inflexibility, lack of participant control, and inequity between districts. One national and 50 state commissions, which would include all interested parties, should be formed to find solutions to the problems of teacher retirement policies. In many states, high ratios of retired to working teachers threaten the viability of pension funds. Also, some states have shifted more of the financial burden for pension plans to teachers. Many school boards have used early retirement incentives to save money and give teachers more flexibility. However, these efforts often conflict with state policies designed to promote teacher longevity. A national survey should examine this state-local conflict and the negative aspects of early retirement programs. A nationwide 5-year vesting period, greater flexibility, and more individual control are possible solutions to problems in teacher retirement systems. (Contains 16 references.) (JPT)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01