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  • Survey Says Teachers Deserve Better–We Agree!
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    Public school staff shortages continue to be a significant issue across the country, and Americans agree enough is not being done to retain teachers. While this problem existed before the Covid-19 pandemic, its economic impact and other pre-existing workforce issues…

  • Public Employee Stories: March 29, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • Stories From Retired Arizona Public Employees

    As we often say, each public employee has a story. Today’s blog post features the stories of three Arizona retirees and their careers working in public service.    Judy Kennedy, Retired Teacher & Administrator Career Highlights:  My career highlights include…

  • Kansas’ Really Bad Pension Bill

    Kansas public employees are facing a bill that would move future public employees hired after July 1, 2024, into a thrift-savings plan and strip them from access to a pension through the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS). This includes…

  • Public Employee Stories: March 15, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • How States are Addressing Recruitment & Retention of Public Employees with Pensions
    This Week in Pensions

    Recruitment and retention of public employees continues to be a significant issue facing states around the country. Public employees, on average, make substantially less than they would in private-sector jobs, often putting them at a disadvantage economically. However, pensions continue…

  • Public Employee Stories: March 3, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • Pensions Help Women Close the Income Gap
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    In 1978, Congress declared that March is observed as Women’s History Month, honoring and observing the contributions of women to the fabric of American society.  At that time, the gender pay gap was significant. On average, women earned only 62.7%…

  • The Yankee Institute Cannot Be Trusted
    Yankee Institute Still Shot

    This post was written by Michael Barry, Campaign Coordinator for the Connecticut Coalition for Retirement Security, to accompany the release of NPPC’s new video, The Yankee Institute Cannot Be Trusted. Watch on YouTube | Watch on Facebook The Connecticut Coalition for…

  • Why We Love Pensions

    It’s the sweetest time of the year! Each year for Valentine’s Day, we ask public employees to tell us why they love their pensions.  Valentine’s Day means more than candy hearts and roses to us. It means we get to…

  • Public Employee Stories: February 15, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • STATE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES TO PROTECT PENSIONS
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    NPPC works with state partners to protect pensions from misinformation spread by pension opponents, such as The Reason Foundation, and their allies. Today we want to highlight some of the state-specific resources created by NPPC and other organizations that can…