Job Description
Flexible Location
TNTP seeks an Education Policy Research Intern to support the Policy & Advocacy team to complete research and support with developing policy recommendations that will advance students’ economic and social mobility. This position is based in a home office, anywhere.
Who We Are
TNTP brings research, policy, and consulting together to reimagine America’s public education system. Working collaboratively, we dig into educators’ toughest challenges, and we provide actionable solutions grounded in evidence. This work takes place in schools and districts across the country, and our national position allows us to spot trends, collect and analyze data, and advocate for policy changes that introduce greater impact at scale. Our goal is to empower every student, breaking them free from the constraints of poverty and race, fostering innovation, and driving growth across the country. We collaborate across sectors and with school systems to ensure that the 3.5 million young people who graduate high school every year have pathways to economic and social mobility.
TNTP’s Policy & Advocacy team seeks to advance policies to create better experiences and outcomes for young people. Our work spans projects large and small across TNTP, including direct work consulting with districts and states on policy issues, researching, writing and publishing reports, and contributing internal policy analysis and collaboration in support of other teams at TNTP and organizational goals.
What You’ll Do
As a Policy Research Intern, you will inform the execution of TNTP’s next generation policy agenda and our support of client work. The main focus of the internship will be dedicated to deepening your knowledge, skills, and understanding of what it means to work in the area of education policy. This work will include researching and preparing for key internal audiences the policy, regulatory process, and systems used by states across the country in selected topical areas, including policies supporting the expansion of career-connected pathways from K-12 to the workforce and reimagining high school graduation requirements to ensure students are ready for college or a career that puts them on a path to economic and social mobility.
Specific responsibilities include:
What You’ll Bring
First and foremost, we are looking for amazing people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission, and are highly motivated to change children's lives through education. We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level. We encourage those with the following identities to apply: Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islander, Indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary people, veterans, people living with disabilities, and others with lived experience being part of marginalized communities.
General knowledge of the following is a plus:
This internship 10 weeks running June 9th through August 15, 2025 and requires up to 20 hours per week. Interns are expected to have some daytime availability to join cohort calls and work directly with project team staff.
What We Offer
TNTP offers an hourly pay rate of $20 per hour.
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status, or any other protected category.
We encourage those with the following identities to apply: Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islander, Indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary people, veterans, people living with disabilities, and others with lived experience being part of marginalized communities.
We also ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation for the interview process. Email talent@tntp.org to request accommodation.
How To Apply
We recommend including a cover letter in your application addressing why you are interested in this internship and how your experience has prepared you for this position.
Hiring Process Overview
After applying for this position, you will receive an update on your candidacy within two weeks. If you advance, you can expect to have a 30-45 minute call with the Project Supervisor.
Communication throughout the hiring process will be sent as emails from Workday. These messages are occasionally routed to Spam/Junk folders. Please keep an eye on your Spam/Junk folder while engaging in our hiring process to ensure you do not miss any important next steps.
Position Type:
Seasonal (Fixed Term) (Seasonal)
TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of TNTP, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.
Applicants for employment with TNTP must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.
TNTP seeks an Education Policy Research Intern to support the Policy & Advocacy team to complete research and support with developing policy recommendations that will advance students’ economic and social mobility. This position is based in a home office, anywhere.
Who We Are
TNTP brings research, policy, and consulting together to reimagine America’s public education system. Working collaboratively, we dig into educators’ toughest challenges, and we provide actionable solutions grounded in evidence. This work takes place in schools and districts across the country, and our national position allows us to spot trends, collect and analyze data, and advocate for policy changes that introduce greater impact at scale. Our goal is to empower every student, breaking them free from the constraints of poverty and race, fostering innovation, and driving growth across the country. We collaborate across sectors and with school systems to ensure that the 3.5 million young people who graduate high school every year have pathways to economic and social mobility.
TNTP’s Policy & Advocacy team seeks to advance policies to create better experiences and outcomes for young people. Our work spans projects large and small across TNTP, including direct work consulting with districts and states on policy issues, researching, writing and publishing reports, and contributing internal policy analysis and collaboration in support of other teams at TNTP and organizational goals.
What You’ll Do
As a Policy Research Intern, you will inform the execution of TNTP’s next generation policy agenda and our support of client work. The main focus of the internship will be dedicated to deepening your knowledge, skills, and understanding of what it means to work in the area of education policy. This work will include researching and preparing for key internal audiences the policy, regulatory process, and systems used by states across the country in selected topical areas, including policies supporting the expansion of career-connected pathways from K-12 to the workforce and reimagining high school graduation requirements to ensure students are ready for college or a career that puts them on a path to economic and social mobility.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Working with the Policy team to research and analyze local and state policies across the country, including legislative requirements or frameworks, rules adopted by state boards of education, and the processes and systems in use by state education agencies and school system leaders to implement those policies.
- Synthesizing research on how states and local leaders leverage policy to govern academics, school accountability, and advance great teaching.
- Contributing to the Policy team’s strategy development including how research findings may inform that strategy and can be used to advance the Policy team’s work and TNTP’s broader work and mission.
- Identifying key thought leaders and contacts in states including leaders at state agencies, elected or appointed officials, and leaders of advocacy, business, and community organizations and ways to develop partnerships to further advance TNTP’s policy agenda.
- Supporting drafting and research for memos and White Papers related to education policy issues.
What You’ll Bring
First and foremost, we are looking for amazing people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission, and are highly motivated to change children's lives through education. We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level. We encourage those with the following identities to apply: Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islander, Indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary people, veterans, people living with disabilities, and others with lived experience being part of marginalized communities.
General knowledge of the following is a plus:
- Microsoft Office Programs (Powerpoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
- Google Suite
- Strong written and verbal communications
This internship 10 weeks running June 9th through August 15, 2025 and requires up to 20 hours per week. Interns are expected to have some daytime availability to join cohort calls and work directly with project team staff.
What We Offer
TNTP offers an hourly pay rate of $20 per hour.
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status, or any other protected category.
We encourage those with the following identities to apply: Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islander, Indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary people, veterans, people living with disabilities, and others with lived experience being part of marginalized communities.
We also ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation for the interview process. Email talent@tntp.org to request accommodation.
How To Apply
We recommend including a cover letter in your application addressing why you are interested in this internship and how your experience has prepared you for this position.
Hiring Process Overview
After applying for this position, you will receive an update on your candidacy within two weeks. If you advance, you can expect to have a 30-45 minute call with the Project Supervisor.
Communication throughout the hiring process will be sent as emails from Workday. These messages are occasionally routed to Spam/Junk folders. Please keep an eye on your Spam/Junk folder while engaging in our hiring process to ensure you do not miss any important next steps.
Position Type:
Seasonal (Fixed Term) (Seasonal)
TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of TNTP, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.
Applicants for employment with TNTP must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.
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