How much did retired Illinois teacher Stephen M. Meehan contribute to retirement savings by the end of their career, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?
Brandy Palmerin earned $83,401 in the last year with Downers Grove Community High School 99.
In that time, they contributed $22,257 to their pension, which will come into effect after they retire.
A study published in the Education Next Journal found higher salaries can have significant ramifications on the quality of teachers within a school district. It found increasing the skills of a teacher through continued higher education resulted in improved student performance.
Rotherham said a sizable amount of teacher pensions are made in the last five years of a pension, approximately between 25 and 30 years of contributions.
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How much did retired Illinois teacher Jane A. Osborn contribute to retirement savings by the end of their career, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?