Tracy Dorrington, a 53-year-old teacher, is one of the thousands of public sector workers choosing higher pay over the prized ...

After years of turmoil on the State Teachers Retirement System board, state lawmakers decided to change who controls the ...

Republican-backed budget provision dramatically reshapes STRS board, reducing educator seats from seven to three while giving ...

Teachers and other public-sector workers receive defined benefit (DB) pensions. This means they pay a set portion of their ...

Theoretical rationales for employer-provided pensions often focus on their ability to increase employee effort and selectively retain quality workers. We test these hypotheses using rich ...

Teachers and their school districts contribute to teacher pensions. As part of the new legislation, $40 million also was dedicated to the Minnesota TRA, which manages teachers’ pension accounts.