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The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) provides retirement disability and survivor benefits for California’s 868493 prekindergarten through community college educators and their families. CalSTRS was established by law in 1913 and is part of the State of California’s Government Operations Agency.As of September 2011 CalSTRS is the largest teachers’ retirement fund in the United States. CalSTRS is also currently the eighth largest public pension fund in the world.