NEA Teacher Quality Policy Intern (Fall 2025)

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Posting Period:

September 04, 2025 - Until Filled

Employee Type:

OO110 Center for Professional Excellence & Student Learning (CPE), SHORTTERM Short-term Temps

Position Type:

Intern (Fixed Term)

Position Details:

NEA is accepting applications for individuals interested in participating in the NEA Internship Program, Center for Professional Excellence and Student Learning, Teacher Quality Department, (Policy) for the Fall 2025 session, which will begin on September 15, 2025 and will end on or before December 5, 2025.  The internships range from six weeks to a full semester.  Interns will receive a stipend of $20 per hour and may intern up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours a week. This internship is located at the NEA headquarters building and may be on-site or hybrid.

The NEA Internship Program provides interns with training, learning opportunities, educational activities and exposure to a variety of rich and substantive programmatic experiences that support quality public education. These experiences may include conducting research; data analysis; writing, editing, using Internet applications and social media; participating in and assisting with partnership events, meetings and policy forums; visits to Capitol Hill; and other appropriate program-related activities.

NEA Internships:  Position Summary

The NEA partners with institutions of higher education, intern programs and other organizations to identify interns - generally juniors, seniors, recent college graduates (up to 18 months) or graduate students - who are interested in public education policy and education issues. Students pursuing degrees in Education, Political Science, Government, Human Resources, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Business, Finance,  Economics, Management, Communications, Computer Science, Journalism, Mass Media,  Graphic Design, Digital Communications  and other disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Position Emphasis: This position supports NEA’s strategic objective to focus the energy and resources of its 3 million members toward the promotion of public education by participating in internship opportunities and assignments in the Center for Professional Excellence and Student Learning, Teacher Quality department of the National Education Association. 

Teacher Quality Policy Intern Assignments:

The TQ intern will work with NEASO staff to gather and collect data from state affiliates’ past TQ engagement activities.  This data will include past sign-in sheets, a list of all engagement activities along with a description of each activity.

​Additional Proposed Intern Activities: NEA interns will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with NEA staff and participate in a variety of meaningful learning experiences, projects and opportunities during the internship.  In addition to participating in assigned Center/department activities, based on their skills and interests, interns will also have opportunities to participate in relevant NEA sponsored and/or approved group activities that may occur at NEA or in the Washington Metropolitan area.  The group activities may include participation in interviews with the NEA President and Executive Director, and organizational leadership and staff, observing NEA events such as Representative Assembly events, Board meetings or cross Center/department events, and participating in policy forums, organizing or lobbying activities or organized partner or Intern events in the Washington DC Metropolitan area, such as Washington DC Intern Week.

Expected skills and opportunities for development that the intern may obtain from this educational experience.

Teacher Quality Policy Intern will have opportunity to develop/obtain following skills:

• Familiarity with an emerging area of education policy
   

• Awareness of the role of unions in advocating for members and shaping state and local education policy

Additionally, NEA Interns will learn about the NEA, its role in public education, issues affecting NEA members at the national, state and local level and advocacy strategies to support members and the students they serve.  In addition to obtaining experience in their area of interest, interns may develop skills in collaboration, communication, writing, research, analysis, preparing reports, interviewing, and use of organizing tools and strategies.

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