Another case for connecting people, not dividing them.

Few will deny that most defined-benefit public pensions are in crisis. Most are underfunded and only getting more so by the year. Perhaps framing the problem differently could help the multiple stakeholders get on the same page and work more productively toward optimizing retirement benefits for all pensioners: young, more tenured, and retired alike.

“All models are wrong, but some are useful.” This quote from statistician George E.P. Box is a call to action: don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. In education, heeding this call can lead to better instruction, curriculum, and learning.

While we fairly compare charter schools with traditional public schools on a number of metrics, the funding shortfalls they face in many states merit more nuanced analysis.