Alaska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Study: Options and Analysis Supporting Retirement Plan Design

2023-05-03T13:42:44-07:00April 28th, 2023|Categories: Retirement|Tags: , |

Source: National Institute on Retirement Security A report delivered to the Alaska Department of Education reviews the impacts of various retirement benefit offerings on the recruitment and retention of Alaska’s public education employees. Alaska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Study: Options and Analysis Supporting Retirement Plan Design, finds that switching Alaska’s public employees from defined benefit pension plans to 401(k)-style defined contribution accounts resulted in more public educators leaving their positions. The research comes as teacher shortages plague Alaska and [...]