The Job The Higher Ed Policy Scholar will work on projects that promote accountability, access, and quality in higher education, defined as the system of formal academic and career training programs that follow K-12 education. You will assist in documenting the ways that disadvantaged students are not served well by the laws that shape the current higher education system. This may include studying the growth of predatory for-profit colleges, the effects of student loan debt, an connections between higher education …

The Job The Labor Policy Scholar will focus on conducting research related to initiatives aimed at improving the rights and protections of American workers. Your work will cover researching and analyzing initiatives aimed at modernizing unemployment insurance, upgrading job training, addressing poverty, bolstering labor rights, and forging high-quality factory jobs. That work will entail a blend of quantitative and qualitative policy analysis. You A self-proclaimed policy nerd who lives for researching policy, writing about policy, organizing events around policy…you get …

The Job The Education Policy Scholar will work on projects that study and uplift the importance of diversity, justice, and equity in public schools. You will assist in documenting the growth and success of racial and socioeconomic integration strategies in K–12 education, and will present this content in a variety of forms, possibly including case studies, fact sheets, and interviews with students, teachers, and families. You should be able to look at school diversity through an intersectional lens, recognizing the …

The Job The Health Care Reform Policy Scholar will have the opportunity to work with TCF’s Director of Health Care Reform to advance policies that improve health care access, equity, and quality. This could include research relating to the black maternal health crisis, reproductive justice, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion, and more. A typical day might involve working on a research memo on abortion laws in a particular state, building a chart to more clearly depict racial disparities relating …

The Job The Editorial and Communications Scholar will become part of our team for the summer, helping out on everything from editing and trafficking posts for the website, to drafting website copy, press releases, and subscriber emails, to staffing events, building stakeholder lists, proofreading documents, updating our website, and designing posts for social media. You’ll also be involved in our strategic discussions about ensuring that TCF’s work has the greatest possible impact. You A news junkie, an accomplished writer, an …