I am very grateful for this excellent and thorough article from @forbes about my new strikes paper with Matthew A. Kraft and Matthew Steinberg! forbes.com/sites/petergre…

.Melissa Arnold Lyon (Mimi) (Rockefeller College), Matthew A. Kraft (Brown Economics), & Matthew Steinberg (Accelerate) have compiled a data set that is able to estimate the effects of the U.S. #teacher strikes. Read more about their research. ⤵️ Rachel Cohen, Vox: buff.ly/4dEX0Te

Super happy for Roddy Theobald and the terrific team on this one!

fresh audio product: • Neil Sehgal on the durability of slaveholder wealth, via a look at Congress • Emily Jashinsky <Emily Jashinsky> with a conservative’s view of the election • Melissa Lyon on the effects of teachers’ strikes leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S24…

“strike vote passed by 96 percent, well above the two-thirds required to initiate a walkout, after 95 percent rejected the proposed contract.” nytimes.com/2024/09/13/bus… via The New York Times

Listen to my colleague Melissa Arnold Lyon (Mimi) Rockefeller College University at Albany discussing her research on #teacher #Strikes at KPFA Radio go to minute 36:03 shout.lbo-talk.org/lbo/RadioArchi…

As a teenager, I would not have predicted my work would one day be covered by "The Teen Mag" but I if it was going to happen, I suppose this would be the headline :) Thanks The Teen Magazine ! Here's Why You Should Join a Debate Team theteenmagazine.com/here-s-why-you…

Thrilled to be a part of this center!

Despite decades of declining union power, new NBER results show that teachers are playing a lead role in American labor activism! Melissa Arnold Lyon (Mimi)'s latest post for Power At Work discusses the success of teacher strikes in revitalizing worker power: poweratwork.us/the-power-of-t…

Teachers are at the forefront of a resurgence in labor activism! In a new NBER paper, Melissa Arnold Lyon (Mimi) examines the impact of teacher strikes on compensation, working conditions, student achievement & productivity. Check it out now on Power At Work: poweratwork.us/the-power-of-t…

Well deserved!

Super interesting debate (and law + court challenge) happening in NY about on v. off-cycle local elections. The law moved some local elections to on-cycle and came from Dems. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via Times Union

Happy to share this short piece about my new NBER working paper with Matthew A. Kraft and Matthew Steinberg, especially focused on implications for labor and organizing.

I am honored to be presenting my strike research at UVA tomorrow with EdPolicyWorks! education.virginia.edu/events/edpolic…

Our education policy and leadership dept is hiring an assistant professor! Happy to talk more to anyone about what it’s like being in albany!

What is the role of teachers in American politics? 🇺🇸And how do we compare globally? 🌎 Christopher Chambers Ju and I make sense of Harris picking a former k12 teacher as a running mate in this new short piece

🎉🎊It is out!!! 🎊🎉 This paper was a true labor of love. I’m so glad to see it finally, officially out in American Educational Research Journal. It could not have found a better home. Grad students—our cup runneth over with research ideas and data sources in here to check out!

A study in American Educational Research Journal examined the state of the US K-12 teaching profession, finding the current state of the teaching profession is at or near its lowest levels in 50 years. Matthew A. Kraft Melissa Arnold Lyon (Mimi) journals.sagepub.com/stoken/default…

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After examining 772 U.S. teacher strikes from 2007 to 2023, Melissa Arnold Lyon (Mimi) found that teacher compensation emerged as the primary driver—cited in 89% of strikes. brookings.edu/articles/the-r…