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  • New Mexico Educational Retirement Board Pension Solvency Analysis
    New Mexico Educational Retirement Board Pension Solvency Analysis

    New Mexico's Educational Retirement Board has $7.9 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.

    Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Anil Niraula, Truong Bui and Steven Gassenberger November 16, 2020

  • Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) Pension Solvency Analysis
    Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) Pension Solvency Analysis

    The Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System has only 64 percent of the assets needed to fully fund the pension system.

    Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Anil Niraula and Steven Gassenberger November 9, 2020

  • Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana Pension Solvency Analysis
    Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana Pension Solvency Analysis

    The latest, official numbers reveal that the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana now has over $10 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.

    Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Anil Niraula and Steven Gassenberger November 9, 2020

  • Inform: Give Stakeholders The Information They Need to Make Sound Education Funding Decisions 
    Inform: Give Stakeholders The Information They Need to Make Sound Education Funding Decisions 

    Financial transparency can help leaders get the most out of education dollars while shining light on their spending decisions.

    Policy Brief by Aaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard October 29, 2020

  • Empower: How to Put Families and School Leaders in the Driver’s Seat
    Empower: How to Put Families and School Leaders in the Driver’s Seat

    Policymakers should let those who are closest to kids decide how education dollars are spent, and families should be given options outside of their residentially-assigned public schools.

    Policy Brief by Aaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard October 29, 2020

  • Equalize: Education Funding Policies That Put All Kids on a Level Playing Field
    Equalize: Education Funding Policies That Put All Kids on a Level Playing Field

    Education dollars should be equalized to ensure that funding is based on students, not property wealth or zip code.

    Policy Brief by Aaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard October 29, 2020

  • Streamline: How to Allocate Education Dollars Strategically
    Streamline: How to Allocate Education Dollars Strategically

    Education dollars should be allocated based on students’ needs using a weighted-student formula so that funding is fair, portable, and transparent.

    Policy Brief by Aaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard October 29, 2020

  • A Student-Centered Funding Roadmap for Policymakers
    A Student-Centered Funding Roadmap for Policymakers

    Student-centered funding models treat every child more fairly, better recognize individuality, and allow for innovation and progress.

    Policy Brief by Aaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard October 29, 2020

  • Teacher Retirement System of Texas Solvency Analysis
    Teacher Retirement System of Texas Solvency Analysis

    Investment returns failing to meet unrealistic expectations have been the largest contributor to the public pension plan's unfunded liabilities, adding over $30 billion in debt since 2001.

    Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Zachary Christensen and Steven Gassenberger October 29, 2020

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