The National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR) is an independent, nonprofit association that serves public retirement systems for teachers and other public employees. Its mission is to safeguard the integrity of public retirement systems, promote retirement security, and provide a national forum for discussing public pension policy.
Public pension and retirement security policy, defined benefit pension protection, pension governance and administration, funding and benefit adequacy, disclosure and transparency, and state and federal legislation affecting public retirement systems.
Primarily membership dues from public pension systems, along with sponsorships and support from associate/corporate members and event participation.
Historically affiliated with the National Education Association; membership includes state, territorial, and local teacher pension systems. Key public-facing leaders include Executive Director Dean Kenderdine and Assistant Executive Director Robyn Wheeler.
Nonprofit trade association (501(c)(6))
