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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

2-K is coming to NYC! Here’s our entry to the #NYC2KJingle contest!

Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

WE DID IT! Today NY Gov. Hochul committed to fully funding universal child care for all 2 year olds in NYC! Proud to be a volunteer UWS parent leader with @ny4childcare.bsky.social -they organized parents across the city to fight for this policy change! www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/...

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Hochul to unveil plan for universal child care

The governor's path to universal child care starts with statewide pre-K and funding for 2Care in New York City.

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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Applications are open for the Annenberg postdoc! It's a fantastic research community and I've really enjoyed my time here:

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Great to see @greermellon.bsky.social with the lead article in the latest ASR. And there’s good news: even in polarized times, school boards are selecting superintendents based on perceived competence and interpersonal skills, not party affiliation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Competence over Partisanship: Party Affiliation Does Not Affect the Selection of School District Superintendents - Greer Mellon, 2025

In recent decades, affective polarization and partisan animosity have risen sharply in the United States. To what extent have these trends affected hiring decis...

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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Thrilled to read these new RCT results on the positive impact of Big Brothers Big Sisters (@bbbsamerica.bsky.social)! As a former Big Sister volunteer myself, it was such a privilege to support and cheer on my amazing Little on her journey from middle school to college! shorturl.at/fEbX2

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Arnold Ventures | The Results Are In: Big Brothers Big Sisters Makes…

A 4-year randomized controlled trial finds BBBS mentoring cuts youth delinquency and substance use.

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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Really looking forward to reading this:

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Social Science Research Council @ssrc.org · 15/08/2025

In @asrjournal.bsky.social, ten years of mixed-methods data analyzed by @greermellon.bsky.social on hiring outcomes in Florida and California school districts suggests that partisan affiliation does not affect superintendent hiring outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

In recent decades, affective polarization and partisan animosity have risen sharply in the United States. To what extent have these trends affected hiring decisions? I examine partisan biases in hiring by considering the case of school district superintendent appointments: chief executives of local U.S. elementary/secondary education systems. I analyze mixed-methods data on a decade of hiring outcomes in Florida and California from 2009 to 2019. Despite rising polarization, the data consistently show that partisan affiliation is not a primary factor in these hiring decisions. Quantitative analyses reveal no significant relationship between changes in board partisan composition and superintendent hiring outcomes within school districts. I find no relationship between board-level partisan composition and superintendent exits. Qualitative findings show hiring decisions are primarily shaped by evaluations of candidates’ interpersonal skills and competence, even among board members with strong partisan views on other policy issues. Board members discuss a strong commitment to building consensus in their selections. While I cannot rule out very small effects, these results show that school boards do not routinely prioritize applicants from their own political party. This study advances research on affective polarization and social closure by demonstrating the contingent nature of partisan affiliation on decision-making and by providing evidence of a strong respect for professionalism in a critical U.S. public sector setting.

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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I'm at #ASA2025 presenting new research on school district superintendents' funding priorities on Tuesday, 8/12 at 8am. The panel has a great set of papers - hope to see folks there, or around the conference!

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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

There’s also an accompanying podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

In our polarized political environment, I’m excited to share my new ASR publication: “Competence over Partisanship: Party Affiliation Does Not Affect the Selection of School District Superintendents”. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Emily Rauscher @emilyrauscher.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Two new papers on when and how school spending matters. With fabulous co-authors @greermellon.bsky.social @susannaloeb.bsky.social Now if only the federal govt would fund schools appropriately... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

What a kickoff! 🎉 Our 1st #EdWorkingPapers webinar brought together researchers, policymakers, & educators for a real-time conversation on when and how funding matters in schools. Thanks to @weilanch.bsky.social, @chriscandelaria.com, @emilyrauscher.bsky.social, and all who attended.

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Emily Rauscher @emilyrauscher.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Look forward to presenting our work about when school funding matters most with coauthor @greermellon.bsky.social Please join us! @annenberginstitute.bsky.social

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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Does school funding actually improve outcomes? 🤔Join our first-ever #EdWorkingPapers webinar Wed 5/21 at 2pm ET with @emilyrauscher.bsky.social and @chriscandelaria.com to find out. buff.ly/TW1oFhu #research #schoolfunding

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Donald Tomaskovic-Devey @dont-d.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

PLEASE REPOST Two colleagues and I have been looking at corporate racial justice responses to the George Floy murder/BLM protests. Top line finding is influential DEI staff mattered. I suspect that the current DEI backlash is at least in part a response. theconversation.com/we-analyzed-...

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We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence

Only 1 in 5 Fortune 500 companies made strong racial justice commitments in response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Those companies were more likely to have DEI staff.

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Bruce D. Baker @schoolfinance101.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Summing up the damages

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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I'm really looking forward to #AEFP2025 next week! I'm presenting new work with @emilyrauscher.bsky.social and @susanna-loeb.bsky.social on superintendents' funding priorities at the Politics and School Finance panel on Friday at 1:45pm!

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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I'm looking forward to attending #ESS this week. I'm presenting research on the role of partisan affiliation in local public sector hiring - focusing on the case of school district superintendents - in the "From Polarization to Solidarity" mini-conference. DM me if you want to chat or grab coffee!

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Greer Mellon @greermellon.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

This is all so terrible - lays out the details of cancelled contracts (including extensions to core datasets like the ECLSK, and RCTs on reading interventions).

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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Thanks to @lpeblog.bsky.social for the invitation to write about what policy scholars should do if "policy" is permanently broken. There are lots of good answers, but we can't afford to ignore the question.

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In This Brave New World, Does Scholarship Still Matter?

If the recent past is no longer a useful guide to seeking change in the present, what good is policy-adjacent scholarship?

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