Half of retired Chicago pensioners make more than average working Illinoisans, but nearly 30,000 teachers won’t be eligible ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – As a new generation of teachers replaces retiring baby boomers, financially strapped states face a quandary _ what to do about teacher pensions. A majority of states’ teacher ...

Teachers unable to get divorced because of delays getting their pensions valued are taking legal action against the government. Hundreds of teachers have been frustrated by long delays that left them ...

The Greek myth of Sisyphus is a story of a man condemned to repeatedly push a boulder up a mountain, only to have it roll down again. To meet the demands of his task he must believe that the rock will ...

Maryland's two leading Democratic candidates for governor stood in solidarity this fall with the state's largest teachers union, pledging their support in a battle to improve what educators say are ...

A major US teachers’ union says the RFIA weakens investor protections and could expose retirement systems to growing ...

Nearly 30,000 former Chicago teachers are stuck in retirement limbo, effectively shut out of the city’s pension system and eligible only for a refund of what they paid in. The clash between short ...

Gov. Martin O’Malley cut local aid or shifted costs of $310 million to the counties in the budget he proposed Wednesday, including 10 percent cuts for libraries and local jails and making local ...