December 2014

Teachers need stable retirement benefits that they can take with them wherever they go.
Teachers have a complicated past with Social Security. See this timeline for key dates in Social Security’s history that have impacted teachers.

Schedule 12:00

Schedule 11:30

Test scheduled for 10:30AM

Read our new report about teachers without Social Security coverage.
Teachers without Social Security coverage face substantial uncertainty and must rely more heavily on their employer retirement plans (state pensions), which provide little or no savings for many teachers.
Uncovered workers eligible for Social Security benefits have led to creation of two complex provisions.
In this Center for Retirement Research report, Alicia Munnell examines the arguments for and against extending Social Security coverage to all state and local workers.
Across almost the entire age spectrum, Americans have fewer assets relative to their income than at any other time in the last 30 years.