what state has the best teacher retirement plan 
according to bellwether a national nonprofit the state that has the best teacher retirement plan is south dakota earning an 88 4 other states that also ranked high include tennessee 82 5 and washington 81 9 the worst scores were earned by kentucky 39 7 new jersey 36 2 and illinois 34 9 9the bottom linea teacher retirement system is a state level organization that administers retirement savings plans for workers in public schools and colleges the majority of state teacher retirement systems receive low rankings only 1 out of 5 teachers receive their full pensions experts recommend that teachers do not cross state lines for new jobs as it is one of the sure fire ways to lose out on their pension 