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Teacher Strikes as Public Signals

Impacts on Political Campaigns and Public Education Funding

Melissa Arnold Lyon and Matthew A. Kraft
Published online before print April 08, 2024, 0722-12437R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0722-12437R2
Melissa Arnold Lyon
Melissa Arnold Lyon is an assistant professor of public policy at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany (email: ).
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Matthew A. Kraft is an associate professor of education and economics at Brown University.
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