[2025 Summer Internships] Education

Organization: Results for America
Role: 2025 Summer Intern - Education Policy Intern
Location: Remote

Organization Overview

Results for America (RFA) is the leading, national nonprofit organization helping policymakers at all levels of government harness the power of evidence and data to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our mission is to make investing in what works the “new normal,” so that, one day, all government leaders use rigorous evidence and quality data to inform important policy and funding decisions. We believe that data-driven and evidence-based policy decisions should be used to increase the impact of the over $2 trillion that governments spend annually to open opportunities and advance economic mobility. 

Program Overview

• RFA’s 2025 summer internship program will run for approximately 10 weeks, from Monday June 2 - Friday, August 15, 2025. Over the course of this internship, all interns will be immersed in RFA’s programmatic and policy work by supporting one of RFA's innovative teams in achieving their strategic goals. Interns will work on various projects during their time at RFA, while also enjoying a range of learning and professional development opportunities. 
• Interns will work virtually and will be expected to use their own internet/computers. Interns will also be assigned RFA email addresses for the duration of the summer.

Team Overview

• In July 2016, Results for America launched the Evidence in Education Lab (Ed Lab) to help states, school districts and schools build and use evidence to improve outcomes for our nation's students. building on the momentum of the 2015 enactment of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which for the first time defined and prioritized evidence and applied that definition across more than 90 provisions. 
• In order to help state education agencies (SEAs) understand and leverage ESSA’s evidence provisions, Ed Lab expanded its work with the launch of our State Education Fellows program in December 2017. Our second cohort of fellows, which was launched in May 2021, focused on helping SEAs and their school districts leverage evidence as they responded to the overlapping crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic downturn, and pervasive, systemic racial and socioeconomic inequities. The third cohort of the Fellowship, launched in January 2023, was designed to support Fellows in strengthening their agency’s capacity for evidence-based grantmaking and building and using data and evidence to further their state’s education priorities. RFA has published multiple reports to help build field knowledge and awareness of opportunities for federal, state, and local education agencies to invest in what works, including our Moneyball for Education Policy Recommendations, our ESSA 50-State Report on Promising Practices for Using Evidence, and our Nevada Department of Education Case Study on Evidence-Based Literacy Improvement.
• In July 2020, RFA launched EdResearch for Action in partnership with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. EdResearch partners with leading researchers to generate practical, evidence-based resources on a range of topics of importance to policymakers and practitioners, primarily in school districts and at the state level. Over the past four years, we’ve built a library of more than 30 research briefs, case studies, data collection guides, and toolkits. These resources have been used to inform guidance and resources developed by advocacy and affinity organizations, as well as federal and state policies and programs.
• In 2025, RFA’s education team will support state and local education leaders’ investments in evidence through two key strategies. First, the team will continue to develop and provide technical assistance to state and local education leaders on evidence-evidence-based grantmaking and procurement (see, for reference, RFA’s Education Evidence-Based Spending Guide). Second, RFA will build on the successful Summer 2024 Building and Sustaining High-Impact Tutoring virtual learning series and deliver 2-3 education solution sprints to local education leaders, while supporting a fourth grant sprint for state leaders. 

Position Overview & Requirements

• Proficient computer skills, including Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel); 
• Excellent written, verbal, and listening communication skills; 
• A strong work ethic, positive attitude, enthusiasm, professionalism, ambition, curiosity, and rigor in all that you do; 
• A commitment to Results for America’s mission and vision; 
• Respect for Results for America’s organizational values;
• A strong sense of self-motivation, self agency and ability to follow-through on multiple tasks simultaneously;
• A sense of curiosity, ability to think critically and a learning orientation, including being willing to embrace and incorporate direct feedback;
• Able to work in a virtual, geographically dispersed work environment;
• Familiarity with project management software, such as Asana, preferred; and
• Experience and/or knowledge of and interest in K-12 education policy and programs preferred. 

Position Responsibilities

Programmatic Support for Education Solutions Sprints (70%) 

Assisting in the development of two Education Solutions Sprints, including but not limited to: 

Conducting desk research and analysis of policies and programs, existing resources, and potential speakers; 

Building out a well-organized electronic filing system for each Education Solutions Sprint;

Drafting tools and resources (e.g., agenda templates, attendance trackers, team action plans); and

Drafting communications. 

Meeting Support (20%)

Supporting RFA’s Summer 2025 Education Advisory Board virtual meeting (e.g., notetaking, draft communications, attendance tracking); and

Preparing for, supporting, and attending meetings with internal teams and external partners as needed, (e.g., draft agendas and communications, notetaking).

Miscellaneous (10%)

Providing support in the form of desk research, drafting resources and communications, and administrative support (e.g., notetaking, developing electronic filing system) for other education team projects as assigned.

Position Reporting Relationship

The Summer Intern, Education, will report to the Director, Education Policy Implementation.

Rate of Pay

Individuals with 1-4 years of postsecondary education or relevant work experience in government or nonprofit organizations will be paid $27/hour. 

Individuals with 5 or more years of postsecondary education or relevant work experience in government or nonprofit organizations will be paid $32/hour.

The exact work schedule will be determined in coordination with the relevant RFA program lead.

How to Apply

To apply for a 2025 summer internship opportunity with RFA, please complete and submit all information in the application.

Please note that due to a high volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to all applicants. If your application and materials reflect the skills we are looking for, we will email you to schedule an interview. Candidates who apply to multiple teams will not be considered.

RFA is an equal opportunity employer that values/celebrates diversity and that follows a policy of making all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, partnership status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual offenses or stalking, military status, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

Applicants for employment with RFA must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.