Edelman, the IEA leadership and pensions.
Hang with me this morning. I’m going to wander a bit.
The other morning a friend reminded me that we sometimes get so involved in the technical minutiae of school issues that we lose sight of the bigger picture.
Teacher pensions for example.
So, “What’s the deal with teacher pensions?”
It’s part of the Jonah Edelman story (of course!), and I’ll get to how in just a bit.
Why do public service workers, teachers in this case, get state pensions?
Because as a community we have come to agree that teachers work is special. It takes nothing away from the value of other work. But work for the common good is different. We take on the task of teaching our community’s
