Five years ago, on a landmark day for individual rights, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, ruling it unconstitutional for public sector labor unions to force non-members toRead More
Costs and Risks of Proposed Public Retirement Plan Changes
Costs and Risks of Proposed Public Retirement Plan Changes In partnership with Alaska Policy Forum, the Pension Integrity Project at Reason Foundation analyzed the costs and risks of proposed public retirement plan changesRead More
Examining an Alaska Pension Reform Counterfactual
Click here to download a printable version of this post. Alaska PERS and TRS: Examining an Alaska Pension Reform Counterfactual A look at what would have happened to the Public Employee Retirement SystemRead More
Anchorage School District Reports Second-Highest Release Time Hours Nationwide
Should public school teachers be paid not to teach? School districts and other government bodies often pay employees full wages and benefits for performing union work instead of their official duties. Examples aboundRead More
How a Retirement Plan Change Impacted Teacher Retention in Alaska
Authored and published by Reason Foundation. Abstract In 2005, Alaska enacted one of the most radical retirement system reforms in the public sector by discontinuing enrollment into its defined-benefit pension plan and creatingRead More
Anchorage School District Payroll Analysis, 2018–2020
This payroll analysis will examine the annual salaries, benefits, and total compensation for different groups of Anchorage School District employees in school years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. The Anchorage School District’s searchable payroll databaseRead More