Teachers are among the most valuable assets to an institution.They have an immense impact on the lives of children, and can provide a sense of belonging to a community.As such, teachers have an enormous amount of responsibility and are often expected to devote considerable time to their students, and are highly valued as educators.As teachers,…
This is the story of a teacher’s retirement gift from her boss, but it’s also about the teacher who gave it to her, and why.Originally published in May 2015, this article was updated with the following clarifications: This article was originally published on June 12, 2016, and updated on September 1, 2018.
In January, the U in the United States Teachers Pension Fund (USTP) began a plan to make teachers pension benefits contingent on the employer paying their retirement.Since then, the program has been met with considerable criticism.The proposal, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, would require the teachers’ retirement benefit to be contingent…