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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon

@mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor of Public Policy at UAlbany studying political economy of education policy, former teacher, baker of biscuits, momma. https://sites.google.com/view/melissa-lyon

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢New @nberpubs w/ @matthewakraft.bsky.social & Matthew Steinberg

We document & examine 772 U.S. teacher strikes from 2007-23—strikes increase compensation & working conditions w/ little effect on achievement w/in 5 yrs. 10+ day strikes decrease math scores short term.
nber.org/papers/w32862

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · 8d

We are hiring an assistant professor in public policy!

Steve B. Holt @stevebholt.bsky.social · 8d

Hi everyone. Some exciting news. We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Public Policy here at Rockefeller College. We are pretty flexible on topic areas. We have a great team here and Albany is a great place to live. #econsky #academicsky

Posting: albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

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Isabel M. Perera @isabelmperera.bsky.social · 26d

Congratulations to Trevor Brown @jhuartssciences.bsky.social for winning the 2025 @apsa.bsky.social Labor Politics A Philip Randolph Award! Here presented by the great @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social 🥳

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Jun 26

Comprehensive reporting on what's going on with teachers' unions these days from Sarah Sparks at Edweek.

www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

How Teachers' Unions Are Confronting the Second Trump Era

Can teachers' unions thread the needle between countering widespread anti-union measures and broadening membership and public support?

www.edweek.org

Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Mar 18

Yay!!!! ❤️

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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · Mar 11

Update to @fordschool.bsky.social tool that lets you figure out how much federal funding public schools in your congressional district may lose

Now includes that info by state legislative district as well.

poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...

» Federal Education Funding Data Dashboard

poverty.umich.edu

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Feb 14

Really insightful connections from @rachelmcohen.bsky.social between what’s happening with DOGE and what happened with k-12 teachers in the 2010s

www.vox.com/donald-trump...

Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce

This didn’t start with DOGE.

www.vox.com

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Jan 29

👀 at your blue sky page now, like are there other hot takes for other days?

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Jan 28

Interesting comparison to adult scores! I haven’t seen that before

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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · Jan 16

Let's measure beyond proficiency: Colleagues, please consider signing on to our SEDA letter supporting planned improvements to EDFacts data collection.
Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Sign-on form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

(VIEW ONLY) EDFacts Comment Letter 2025 Clean Draft.docx

January 26, 2025 Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Dev...

docs.google.com

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Jan 14

It's not everyday that I wake up to a front page article in the Boston Globe featuring a colleague of mine, complete with photo shoot.

Today is that day! Fantastic coverage of the teacher workforce research that @oliviachi.bsky.social does here at BU Wheelock.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/b...

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Jan 14

The article below also features:

- "The Rise & Fall of the Teaching Profession", by @matthewakraft.bsky.social & @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social

edworkingpapers.com/ai22-679

- "Kumon In: The Recent, Rapid Rise of Private Tutoring Centers", by me, Edward Kim & Marty West

edworkingpapers.com/ai21-367

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Dec 17

Butter bells www.southernliving.com/butter-crock...

Why You Should Be Using A Butter Crock Instead Of A Butter Dish

While these kitchen items can be interchanged, it’s best to tailor your use to fit your needs. Here is the difference between a butter crock vs. butter dish.

www.southernliving.com

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Dec 16

BREAKING: Amazon delivery drivers in Skokie, Illinois have also authorized a strike.

These workers serve thousands and thousands of people in the Chicago area.

The Teamsters gave Amazon a December 15th deadline to come to the bargaining table.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Dec 13

BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.

The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.

Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...

How Amazon Ruined Christmas

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Dec 17

Pete Stavros Fellowships in the Economics of Employee Share Ownership - Call for Applications
#FundSocSci #EconSky
smlr.rutgers.edu/institute-st...

Pete Stavros Fellowships in the Economics of Employee Share Ownership - Call for Applications
The Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing invites applications for the inaugural Pete Stavros Fellowships in the Economics of Employee Share Ownership from junior and senior scholars with a doctoral degree in economics or a related field (e.g. business, finance, or accounting) and a current academic affiliation with a U.S. college or university. Two $50,000 fellowships will be available for the 2025-2026 academic year to support research projects related to the economics of broad-based employee equity ownership, such as employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and other forms of employee share ownership. Specialists in all subfields of economics and finance are welcome to apply, including those working in the areas of behavioral, labor, organizational, personnel, and public economics; the economics of gender, race, inequality, innovation, and productivity; law and economics; and political economy.

Preference will be given to applications that propose to employ cutting-edge theoretical or empirical methodologies that have not previously been used in the study of broad-based employee share ownership, and/or to conduct quantitative analysis of novel datasets. For applied projects, the Institute can also assist with facilitating access to existing data sources. Fellowship recipients will be in residence at their home institutions and may use funds for research-related costs and for travel or other expenses.

To apply, please submit a CV and research plan (1000 to 1500 words) with three letters of reference (sent separately by the letter writers) by March 1, 2025 to: fellowship_program@smlr.rutgers.edu. Decisions will be made by May 1, 2025.

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Dec 14

Possible Amazon strike in NY

abcnews.go.com/US/amazon-wo...

Amazon workers authorize strike at company's first-ever unionized warehouse

Workers won a headline-grabbing victory in 2022, but remain without a contract.

abcnews.go.com

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Jennifer Berkshire @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social · Dec 6

What will a second Trump term mean for teachers unions?
@mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social tells
@haveyouheard.bsky.social that while unions are a target, going after them may not be as easy as Trump and his allies think on.soundcloud.com/MhVZWQdfS9AJ...

#188 What Will a Second Trump Term Mean for Public Education?

Donald Trump’s return to office is likely to have profound implications for the nation’s public schools. In this episode we start to grapple with five major policy areas that are likely to be impacted

on.soundcloud.com

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Jennifer Berkshire @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social · Nov 21

New @haveyouheard.bsky.social Our schools are in for more chaos and conflict, whatever Trump II brings. @drrachelswhite.bsky.social and Rebecca Jacobsen on the cost of political disruption and how to prepare for what's ahead on.soundcloud.com/dJ1FWoNb69bA...

#187 The Politics of Disruption

Schools are in for more chaos and conflict, whatever specific policies are enacted by a second Trump Administration. We talk to two scholars about just how much the politics of disruption are costing,

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Nov 21

Great new episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social with Rebecca Jacobsen and @drrachelswhite.bsky.social

It has everything! New politics of disruption idea, qualitative and quantitative research, and politics of ed 💯

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

#187 The Politics of Disruption

Podcast Episode · Have You Heard · 11/21/2024 · 46m

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Nov 20

👀 watching these teacher strikes in MA

Beverly and Gloucester went on strike on Friday 11/08/24, and Marblehead went on strike Tuesday 11/12/24.

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Teachers go on strike in Gloucester and Beverly

The teachers' unions in the two North Shore towns separately voted to strike Thursday night. Both are advocating for better wages for paraprofessionals, parental leave benefits and smaller class sizes...

web.archive.org

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Thomas S. Dee @tomdee.bsky.social · Nov 8

Sadly apt to re-up evidence on immigration enforcement's impact on students & schools

Dee, T. & Murphy, M. (2020). Vanished classmates: The effects of local immigration enforcement on student enrollment. American Educational Research Journal 57(2), 694-727.
Ungated files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1...

Event-study showing impact of 287(g) agreements on Hispanic & non-Hispanic enrollment

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Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Nov 20

Yes, absolutely!

I got interested in strikes after studying teacher candidates for public office in 2018- a good portion mentioned women’s march ➡️ strikes ➡️ candidacy.

I found your email on your website and will message tomorrow.

Melissa (Mimi) Arnold Lyon @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social · Nov 20

Yes, I would love to chat about these great questions. Empirically, there isn’t much I have done so far, but part of my interest in teacher striking is because it’s mostly women withholding labor that is at least in part custodial.