Research & Reports
Issue Brief: At Least One-Third of School Districts Have Experienced Funding Cuts Due to Growing Pension Costs
The latest issue brief from Equable Institute reveals that rising teacher retirement costs driven by pension debt are placing significant financial pressure on K–12 school […]
Equable Institute has issued a Retirement Security Policy Scorecards for Alaska House Bill 78 (HB78). As amended on May 7th, the bill would create an […]
Florida House Bill 945 & Senate Bill 1126: Retirement Security Policy Scorecard
Equable Institute has issued a Retirement Security Policy Scorecards for Florida House Bill 945 and Senate Bill 1126. The bills would modify the existing pension […]
Today, Equable Institute issued complementary briefs on two important pension issues facing the state of Illinois. The first brief assesses proposed improvements to Tier 2 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The funded status for state and local pension plans improved in 2024, propelled forward by solid financial market performance. Yet, public pension plans are still […]
Today, Equable Institute released the 2024 edition of it’s annual report, State of Pensions. The report, State of Pensions 2024: The Hidden Cost of Pension […]