While this story focuses on Illinois, I can assure you the problem is common in other states. School superintendents retire and start collecting big pensions and then become superintendents in another state and start collecting a big salary there (on top of their previous pensions). From the Chicago Tribune, the story of the school superintendents working the system to make hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. Remember this the next time teachers' union and their political lackeys moan for more tax dollars or our kids will suffer:Hank Bangser collects a $261,681 state pension after retiring as superintendent of New Trier Township High School District. Now, he's a full-time superintendent in Southern California, earning $170,000 at a job he'd be barred from in Illinois if he wanted to keep getting retirement checks.His annual pension-salary combo: $431,681.In tony Scottsdale, Ariz., retired Wheaton Superintendent Gary Catalani is back in administration too, earning $195,000...(Read Full Post)