Teachers Can Be Financially Fit

Teachers Can Be Financially Fit
Author: Tawni Hunt Ferrarini
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030493563

This book uses relatable case studies to dispense practical financial advice to educators. Written by an expert team of four award-winning economics educators, the book provides an engaging narrative specifically designed for teachers and their unique financial needs. Educators are attracted to the teaching profession for numerous reasons. Prospective teachers enter the profession believing it offers a certain level of job security and good benefits, usually including a defined-benefit, state-funded pension. But things are changing. Pensions vary widely from state to state and even within school districts. Many private schools do not offer even basic 403(b) saving plans and, when they do, they are often not very generous. Much the same can be said of many charter schools and private colleges and universities. The book consists of fourteen chapters covering a comprehensive group of topics specifically curated for educators teaching at the K-12 and university level, including saving for retirement, managing debt, investment strategies, and real estate. Each chapter begins with a case study of an educator in a specific financial situation, which sets the scene for the introduction and explanation of key concepts. The chapters include a Q&A section to address common questions and conclude with a “Financial 911” focusing on a financial emergency related to the chapter topic.

A History of Public Sector Pensions in the United States

A History of Public Sector Pensions in the United States
Author: Robert Louis Clark
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2003-05-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780812237146

From the Wharton School, offering a comprehensive assessment of the political and financial dimensions of public-sector pensions from the colonial period until the emergence of modern retirement plans in the twentieth century.

New York State Service

New York State Service
Author: New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1887
Genre: Civil service
ISBN:

Pensions in the Public Sector

Pensions in the Public Sector
Author: Olivia S. Mitchell
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780812235784

From the Pension Research Council of the Wharton School, this book explores the diversity of governmental pension plans and investigates how these financial institutions must change in years to come.

Public Employee Retirement Systems

Public Employee Retirement Systems
Author: Suzanne Saunders Taylor
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1986
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780875461243

Public Employee Retirement Systems is a highly informative contribution to the literature on pensions. It will be valued for its abundant statistical data and for its straightforward treatment of a subject that is often burdened with technicalities.

The Transformation of Title IX

The Transformation of Title IX
Author: R. Shep Melnick
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0815732406

One civil rights-era law has reshaped American society—and contributed to the country's ongoing culture wars Few laws have had such far-reaching impact as Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Intended to give girls and women greater access to sports programs and other courses of study in schools and colleges, the law has since been used by judges and agencies to expand a wide range of antidiscrimination policies—most recently the Obama administration’s 2016 mandates on sexual harassment and transgender rights. In this comprehensive review of how Title IX has been implemented, Boston College political science professor R. Shep Melnick analyzes how interpretations of "equal educational opportunity" have changed over the years. In terms accessible to non-lawyers, Melnick examines how Title IX has become a central part of legal and political campaigns to correct gender stereotypes, not only in academic settings but in society at large. Title IX thus has become a major factor in America's culture wars—and almost certainly will remain so for years to come.