Reports

CalSTRS Funding Status History (PDF - 17 KB)
A graph outlining the fund liabilities as a percent of assets from 1972-2007.

Bang for the Buck: The Economic Efficiencies of Defined Benefit Pension Plans
(PDF - 547 KB)
Released August 2008, the report analyzes defined benefit pension plans versus defined contribution savings plans.

Pew Charitable Trusts Report on National Retirement Funding Gaps (External link)
Released in 2007, Promises with a Price: Public Sector Retirement Benefits provides data on the long-term costs of public sector benefits.

Funding Pensions & Retiree Health Care for Public Employees ((External link)
A report of the Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission, Released August 2007.

Policy Report: Teacher’s Count on Promised Benefits (PDF - 131 KB)
Released July 2007, reviews CalSTRS funding gap strategy.

The Value of Defined Benefit Plans (PDF - 78 KB)
Issue Brief released in July 2006 by the American Academy of Actuaries discusses differences in defined benefit and defined contribution plans and ways to achieve parity.

Video Presentations

CalSTRS Officials Address the Funding Gap.
July 2007 CalSTRS officials presented to the Governor's Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission*.

• Jack Ehnes, Chief Executive Officer (WMV - 28 MB)
• Mark Johnson, Consulting Actuary (WMV - 34 MB)
• Jerilyn Harris, Teachers' Retirement Board Vice Chair (WMV - 29 MB)
• Ed Derman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (WMV - 19 MB)

A written transcript of the presentations is also available.

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