Social Security, Tax Cuts, and the Future of Retirement with Andrew Biggs
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andrew G. Biggs, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), about the...
Debt Ceiling Deal Q&A
After a whirlwind period of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives and White House agreed this week on raising the...
We Could Give Teachers a Ten Percent Raise Next Year
In a recent op-ed, I asked, “Why do our best superintendents always leave?” The answer was obvious—the pension system. After...
Viral Facebook Post about Missouri Teacher Pension Bill Is Filled with Falsehoods
In recent days, some Missouri teachers have been spreading a viral Facebook post that makes a number of inaccurate assertions....
Innovation Brings Hope for Teacher Pensions
The city teacher retirement plans in Missouri are in trouble. There’s a solid chance that the Kansas City Public Schools...
How Much Are Kansas City Teachers Willing to Pay for their Pension?
As I wrote in my last blog post, a report authorized by the Kansas City Public School Retirement System (KCPSRS)...
Want Better Teachers In High-Need Schools? Fix Pensions
What if instead of busing students from failing school districts to accredited ones, we bused great teachers from accredited schools...
Current Teacher Pension Systems Impose A “Tariff” On Labor
As first appearing in TeacherPensions.org on 25 Feb, 2014, and Education Next on 26 Feb, 2014: In Missouri, students in...
Government: No Costs, All Benefits
Government has no costs — only benefits — according to several professors in economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City,...
