Greer Mellon
Sociologist researching organizational transitions in education and the labor market. Focus on school district leadership and politics. Postdoc at Brown PSTC & Annenberg Institute. On the job market in Fall 2025. http://greermellon.com
- 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/...
- Applications are open for the Annenberg postdoc! It's a fantastic research community and I've really enjoyed my time here:
- 📢 New postdoc opportunity at Annenberg! The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement! More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...
- After hearing a teaser of the results at AEFP last year, I'm excited to fully read this exciting new paper on the impact of Montessori preschool programs! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
- Reposted by Greer MellonGreat 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...
- 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
- Really looking forward to reading this:
- Why Does Value-Added Work? Implications of a Dynamic Model of Student Achievement www.nber.org/papers/w34119 "Although conventional value-added estimates are biased for individual teachers due to attenuation, we find they are forecast unbiased when applied across a sample of teachers"
- Reposted by Greer MellonIn @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...
- 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!
- There’s also an accompanying podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
- 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/...
- 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/...
- Reposted by Greer MellonTwo 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....
- Reposted by Greer MellonWhat 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.
- Reposted by Greer MellonLook forward to presenting our work about when school funding matters most with coauthor @greermellon.bsky.social Please join us! @annenberginstitute.bsky.social
- Cutting-edge research deserves real-time attention. 🔍 Our May 21 webinar features not-yet-published work on school funding by @emilyrauscher.bsky.social and @chriscandelaria.com. Don’t miss this early look! Register:
- Reposted by Greer MellonDoes 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
- Reposted by Greer MellonPLEASE 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-...
- An important and courageous op-ed from @tiffjhuang.bsky.social on the critical need to uphold commitments in the fight against racial inequality in education: www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
- Reposted by Greer MellonSumming up the damages
- 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!
- 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!
- 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).
- Great piece on the important studies killed off at IES Incredibly shortsighted behavior open.substack.com/pub/goodscie...
- SIGN-ON Letter to Congressional leadership expressing concern about the recent incidents involving federal data being selectively removed from agency websites. Please consider signing on. Thank you. We are accepting signatures until noon (ET), Friday, February 7. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
