Tier 5 was Adopted in Mississippi. What Should Happen Next?
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With $26 billion in unfunded liabilities and inadequate benefits for workers, it is undeniable that Mississippi needs to improve how it manages the Mississippi Public Employees […]
Audience: Advocates
Mississippi Senate Bill 2439: Retirement Security Policy Scorecard
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Mississippi is considering changes to its retirement plan provisions for the Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System (MSPERS), as presented in Senate Bill 2439. The bill, […]
BRIEF | Connecting the Dots on Disconnected Youth in Connecticut
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Equable Institute has released a new brief showing a relationship between the state’s investment in teacher retirement and the percentage of disconnected youth in Connecticut […]
Press Release: Connecticut’s Teacher Pension Financing Reinforces Inequity
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RELEASE: CT’s Teacher Pension Financing Reinforces Inequity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: sam@equable.org nicki@goodpolicypartners.com November 14, 2024 —Equable Institute has released a report highlighting how […]
Who Benefits?
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The State of Connecticut is subsidizing school districts by directly paying for all costs of teacher pensions. This Per Pupil Pension Subsidy allocates more dollars […]
State of Pensions 2024
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Teacher Pension COLAs in 2023
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A key feature of teacher pension plans is that they offer guaranteed income for life. But unless the purchasing power of that pension income keeps […]
STRS Ohio Needs More Money.
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Previous reforms to STRS Ohio have failed to adequately address persistent underfunding that threatens the income security of retired teachers and the budget stability of school districts.
The math is clear: more needs to be done.
Emerging Threats to America’s Public Pensions: Valuation Risk, Market Uncertainty, and Politics
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In 2023 and beyond, public pensions in the United States are entering an era of new threats and more uncertainty than ever before. The stagnant […]
State of Pensions 2023
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Underperforming investments usher in a return to the stagnant funding levels seen in the decade following the Great Recession.