K-12 Library Media Specialist currently serving as President of the Ohio Federation of Teachers and Secretary-Treasurer of the Ohio AFL-CIO.https://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3msogph32ac2x Huge crowd of over 300 people turn out in Brown County to support @amyactonoh.bsky.social Lots of energy and excitement to elect her as Ohio’s next Governor. @oftunion.bsky.social09 Aug 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3msogph32ac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3mjp5e4mwmk2xProud to stand with @uaou.bsky.social faculty at Ohio University fighting for their first contract.17 Apr 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp5e4mwmk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3mjn2xavzdk25Every seat full for labor meeting with Gov candidate Amy Acton in Mahoning Co. From healthcare to childcare to school funding to collective bargaining to affordability issues, Acton is clearly the candidate who understands the issues important to families and has solutions for how to address them.16 Apr 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn2xavzdk25https://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lvdjhv7cgs2eThis is what happens when politicians recklessly pass laws to advance their own anti-public education agenda. Longstanding local working relationships are destroyed. Educators and students are harmed. https://matternews.org/voices/the-workers-view-sb1-throws-central-ohio-technical-college-union-contract-into-turmoil/01 Aug 2025 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdjhv7cgs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3ltkm56apgk22Please read this story! Sen. Cirino’s comments would be comical if they were not so blatantly tone deaf! Was he not listening when over 1,000 people testified about the negative impacts of SB1? Or did he just not care?! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkm56apgk22https://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lswdcik24k2bBudgets are about choices. The Republican legislators and Gov chose to give tax breaks to the wealthy and money for a stadium while underfunding public schools and libraries. Shame on them! They should never win another election. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswdcik24k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lma6rojodk2qRural communities depend on strong connections between neighbors, local businesses, nonprofits and local government. Public schools are the glue that holds these connections together. We need to stand together to fight against voucher expansion that threatens funding to our public schools. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lma6rojodk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3llbx65chok2uRebecca Bihn, from Oregon City Schools, shares how the district makes career awareness a part of students’ education starting in K and continuing through graduation. Great conversation at the Career ConnectED Learning Policy Discussion.26 Mar 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbx65chok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lkqs2itq6s2kOpposition to SB1 (Higher Education Destruction Act)continues to grow. The Majority party in the legislature continues to shut out their voices.19 Mar 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqs2itq6s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lkocuquyck2bDefunding libraries? Is this really why people voted for this administration? [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkocuquyck2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lkjhu6tub22nStates & local school boards control schools but rely on federal funds: 🧑‍🦽 7.4M students with disabilities lose services 🎓 10M students lose federal aid for college/trades 🏫 26M low-income students lose Title I support 🌾 9.8M rural students lose critical funding https://www.aft.org/column/robbing-peter-pay-elons-tax-cuts16 Mar 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjhu6tub22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3ljl53kaefk2eHuge crowd on OSU campus rallying against SB1. The Senate ignored the over 1000 pieces of opposition testimony. Let’s make sure the House listens. #StopSB1 #ProtectOurKids04 Mar 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljl53kaefk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lhtzjw2hj227"The worst effects [of private school vouchers] would be felt in Ohio’s rural communities because rural districts are more dependent on state funding and don’t have the density to support competing school systems." https://www.limaohio.com/columns/2025/02/07/melissa-cropper-rural-communities-lose-when-vouchers-replace-public-schools/10 Feb 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtzjw2hj227https://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lfxs2h2fjk2kThe 28th amendment! Law of the land! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxs2h2fjk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lfuuhyxl622qMillions of retirees and workers just got a raise in retirement income https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/01/16/millions-of-retirees-and-workers-just-got-a-raise-in-retirement-income/16 Jan 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfuuhyxl622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lfulbav2wc2qOur children deserve better! Ohio needs to fully and fairly fund public education instead of diverting 1B+ to private school vouchers. https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio-public-school-funding-changes/530-ead4effc-b9d0-46c8-9457-dede4da2b08416 Jan 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfulbav2wc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lfnmqugmrc23Chances are, you know someone impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act. This article mentions a few of the thousand Ohioans who are now going to get the retirement they earned. Thanks to @aftunion.bsky.social and all labor unions and activists who worked on this. And thank you Sherrod Brown! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnmqugmrc23https://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lfds5btgss2w” If the speaker thinks there isn’t enough education funding to go around, Ohio law is very clear. The legislature must fund public schools and make cuts to the costly and ineffective universal private school vouchers that were put in place…” bit.ly/409dkGo https://bit.ly/409dkGo09 Jan 2025 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfds5btgss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mcropper.bsky.social/post/3lfbokxwo3c2oSolidarity!!!09 Jan 2025 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:yp2deugqszuo6juln3vgedit/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfbokxwo3c2o