New Jersey spent billions on teacher pensions. What if the money had gone to classrooms?
Research by Hoover's @joshrauh and Gregory Kearney estimates students missed out on $3.2 billion in education spending over two decades. Read more via @starledger.
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The hidden cost of N.J.’s teacher pensions: $3.2 billion that never reached students | Opinion
Pension contributions now consume 12% of education budgets, up from just 2% in 2015, representing the steepest increase in the nation and crowding out investments in children's education.
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