Ep. 134 - Oct. 3, 2018: Health Benefits for Retired Teachers Strain State Budgets

In many school districts, teachers receive generous health care benefits even after they retire, but states and school districts have not been putting aside sufficient funds to pay for those promises. In many school districts, teachers receive generous health care benefits even after they retire, but states and school districts have not been putting aside sufficient funds to pay for those promises. Chad Aldeman joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss his article, "Health Care for Life: Will teachers' post-retirement benefits break the bank?" available at https://www.educationnext.org/health-care-for-life-will-teachers-post-retirement-benefits-break-bank/