Archive: Special Reports

Mature teacher laughing and talking with her student during class

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity) in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. In the 50 years since the enactment of Title IX, women have made enormous strides in terms of educational attainment, work, and earnings. Although a wage ga…

People standing in the shape of a pie with one slice coming out

This series quantifies the “legacy debt” (unfunded liabilities from long ago) for several major state-administered retirement systems and offers a new approach to better manage these liabilities. Connecticut CT State Employees Retirement System CT Teachers’ Retirement System Illinois IL State Employees Retirement System IL State Universities Retirement System IL Teachers’ Retirement System Massachusetts MA Stat…