Leslie Kan's blog

  • Media sources often cite the average teacher pension, using it as a pivotal talking point for showing benefits as either overly generous or overly stingy. However, averages can be deceptive. The average often includes outliers on both extremes, creating a narrow picture of the pension distribution.
  • Teachers are often lumped in with other public sector workers, but the turnover rates of the teaching profession places them in a much more volatile position than other state or local government positions.