[Hiring] Education Policy Analyst @Stand Together

Role Description

The Education Policy Analyst will work with the Education team to provide policy research and data-driven analysis that supports our school finance reform efforts. The role involves:

• Researching, summarizing, and analyzing state education laws.
• Supporting team inquiries about the nuances of complex policies.
• Examining appropriations and budget bills.
• Analyzing local taxation practices.
• Summarizing state school finance formulas.
• Assisting with collecting, combining, and modeling datasets that are often difficult to obtain.

The ideal candidate is a team player who is quantitatively oriented, exceptionally resourceful, and enjoys problem solving. Responsibilities include:

• Spending hours digging through and interpreting a state’s education code to build out a 50-state comparative analysis.
• Collecting and cleaning school finance data.
• Writing policy memos and publishing columns or blog posts.

This role can be done virtually anywhere within the U.S. and is part of Reason's Fellowship Program. This is a full-time, paid position with benefits that lasts one year from your start date.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort combining datasets.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and a programming language such as R is preferred, but not required.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-experts.
• Curiosity and self-motivation to learn new things and tackle difficult technical problems.
• General alignment with Reason Foundation’s mission.

Requirements

• Researching and summarizing various components of state education finance laws.
• Compiling and analyzing complex datasets.
• Supporting quantitative analyst with data projects.
• Tracking legislative reform efforts in various states.
• Producing regular reports for the education policy team.
• Tracking and recording various outputs for the education policy team.
• Supporting writing commentary and blog posts for Reason.org and other outlets.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Occasional travel might be required.

Benefits

• Salary range: $55,000 - $65,000 a year.
• Full-time, paid position with benefits.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit the following materials in one PDF document:

• A cover letter detailing your alignment with Reason’s mission, your interest in the position, your qualifications, and your salary requirements.
• Your resume.
• 1-2 writing samples (published work preferred, but not required).