The Rule of 90 allowed early retirement with no
reduction of your pension if the sum of your age and years and months
of service totals at least 90. The Minnesota Legislature repealed the Rule of 90 and raised the normal (or full-benefits) retirement age
for public educators to age 66 for those hired on or after July 1, 1989. If you choose to retire before 66 your pension will be reduced by 3 percent for each year you are under 66. Physical and mental stress, however, is making it more difficult for educators to work until the age of 66.
We are asking Education Minnesota to make the reinstatement of Rule of 90, or its equivalent, their legislative priority. Moreover, we ask the legislature to provide the the necessary funding to TRA WITHOUT increasing educator contributions.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
January 20, 2017
January 17, 2017
The Minnesota Legislature is banking on us fading away and accepting these insultingly reduced pensions. We need to hit 2,500 signatures immediately to force Education Minnesota to finally treat the Rule of 90 as the urgent legislative priority it is.
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 11, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
October 31, 2016
445 Comments
I am a high school music teacher in the Anoka Hennepin school district. For me, the most important part is increasing TRA without additional teacher contributions. I hope to work until 66, but we need solid retirement funding as the cost of living goes up.
It would be cost effective for school districts. My salary would pay for 2 1/2 new teachers. Without Rule of 90 I will be working an additional 8 years at a much higher rate of pay. That is 20 teachers worth during this time.
Please reinstate rule of 90. I cannot imagine having the physical capacity to do the same quality elementary lessons and activities as I do today in my 30s. Students would be better served by younger teachers than older teacher in aged bodies.
The students of today come with so many emotional and basic needs not met... Which hinders their educational growth. Teaching today is so much more than instruction. We are exhausted. I'm not sure how good of a teacher I will be teaching to age 66.
As a 60 yr old teacher who had other careers in business/retail/management, I will NOT get in 30 yrs of teaching. I would like an alternative for someone like me---actually my years outside of teaching are every bit as valuable as those teaching ((25). Thank you.
It’s the o my reasonable solution.
Reinstate the Rule of 90. It's hard to find good quality teachers. Let's support and recognize the teachers we have now and recruit new teachers with the average age of retirement in other fields.
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The Rule of 90 allowed early retirement with no
reduction of your pension if the sum of your age and years and months
of service totals at least 90. The Minnesota Legislature repealed the Rule of 90 and raised the normal (or full-benefits) retirement age
for public educators to age 66 for those hired on or after July 1, 1989. If you choose to retire before 66 your pension will be reduced by 3 percent for each year you are under 66. Physical and mental stress, however, is making it more difficult for educators to work until the age of 66.
We are asking Education Minnesota to make the reinstatement of Rule of 90, or its equivalent, their legislative priority. Moreover, we ask the legislature to provide the the necessary funding to TRA WITHOUT increasing educator contributions.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
January 20, 2017
January 17, 2017
The Minnesota Legislature is banking on us fading away and accepting these insultingly reduced pensions. We need to hit 2,500 signatures immediately to force Education Minnesota to finally treat the Rule of 90 as the urgent legislative priority it is.
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 11, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
October 31, 2016
445 Comments
I missed the cutoff and I’m in my 30th year of teaching. To reach my full retirement age I would have to teach 41 years. I want to retire while I’m still a good teacher and making a difference in the lives of my students. I’m not sure I can do this for another 11 years.
I am a high school music teacher in the Anoka Hennepin school district. For me, the most important part is increasing TRA without additional teacher contributions. I hope to work until 66, but we need solid retirement funding as the cost of living goes up.
It would be cost effective for school districts. My salary would pay for 2 1/2 new teachers. Without Rule of 90 I will be working an additional 8 years at a much higher rate of pay. That is 20 teachers worth during this time.
Please reinstate rule of 90. I cannot imagine having the physical capacity to do the same quality elementary lessons and activities as I do today in my 30s. Students would be better served by younger teachers than older teacher in aged bodies.
The students of today come with so many emotional and basic needs not met... Which hinders their educational growth. Teaching today is so much more than instruction. We are exhausted. I'm not sure how good of a teacher I will be teaching to age 66.
As a 60 yr old teacher who had other careers in business/retail/management, I will NOT get in 30 yrs of teaching. I would like an alternative for someone like me---actually my years outside of teaching are every bit as valuable as those teaching ((25). Thank you.
It’s the o my reasonable solution.
Reinstate the Rule of 90. It's hard to find good quality teachers. Let's support and recognize the teachers we have now and recruit new teachers with the average age of retirement in other fields.
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I missed the cutoff and I’m in my 30th year of teaching. To reach my full retirement age I would have to teach 41 years. I want to retire while I’m still a good teacher and making a difference in the lives of my students. I’m not sure I can do this for another 11 years.