Children At Risk
“Educators and students operate within an education system that was built by policymakers, and many of the challenges they face can be addressed through understanding and working to change that system.”
Assistant Research Director
I conduct policy research and analysis and utilize data to advocate for education policy change.
Sometimes I spend a lot of my day at a desk crunching numbers, reading studies, and doing independent research. But the great thing about Children At Risk is that we really orient our data analysis and research toward action and policy change, so we also interface with other folks working in the policy space often. We meet with legislators, other public officials, education practitioners, advocates from other organizations, etc. to build advocacy coalitions and help drive systems-level change.
Here's the first step for college students
A lot of organizations (like mine) have many internship opportunities that can be structured around school and other jobs. Take advantage of those to gain exposure to the policy world.
"Why aren't you going to law school? If you're interested in education, why don't you become a teacher? What does it even mean to do public policy analysis and research?"
