Learn more about benefits for teachers on Teach.com or at the Teachers Retirement System KentuckyExternal link:open_in_new. Kentucky Teacher Shortage Areas A teacher shortage occurs when there are not enough teachers in key subject areas, which has been partly caused by years of teacher layoffs...
Costrell and Michael Podgursky, studied five state retirement plans. They used the example of Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, Little Rock, Arkansas. The authors urge reform of teacher pension funds and suggest replacing them with defined contribution or cash balance plans.Carter...
Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New YorkExternal link:open_in_new and Board of Education Retirement System of the City of New York External link:open_in_new New York State Teaching JobsExternal link:open_in_new NYC Teaching JobsExternal link:open_in_newReturn...
The Teachers’ Retirement System of Texas (TRS)External link:open_in_new administers the pension and health care benefits of educators in the state. TRS provides comprehensive health care coverage for Texas teachers, including TRS-ActiveCare and TRS-Care, two statewide health benefit programs. Pens...
One thing Jim did to keep himself busy in retirement was to volunteer as a local sports referee. A few weeks later, he found himself refereeing a soccer match between the village and the college. At half-time, he was surprised to find Stewart, of all people, sitting alone on the substit...
After a 16 years career in IT, I am semi-retired. To some, retirement means watching TV all day. To me, retirement is, spending the day following my heart, and not worry about bills. As a child, teaching was my dream job and in college, Physics/Maths was my passion. My other pass...
In your other teaching jobs, did you implement innovative teaching methods to help students succeed? Did you increase the percentage of students earning top grades? Employers want to see suchaccomplishmentsin a professional teacher resume. They will especially take note of these successes if you use...
Teachers in the state of Virginia are required to become members of the Virginia Retirement SystemExternal link:open_in_new (VRS), a system for all state employees. As a member of VRS teachers are eligible to retire with full benefits at age 65 as long as they have worked a minimum of ...
South Dakota teacher retirement benefits are provided by theSouth Dakota Retirement SystemExternal link:open_in_new(SDRS).According to SDRSExternal link:open_in_new, teachers in South Dakota with at least three years of service can retire at 65 with full benefits or at 55 for reduced benefits,...
Olcott said the Board of Education began looking at the retirement program and the school system’s financial contribution during recent discussion of the budget. The school system also provides administrative support for the retiree payments.