Policy and Research Analyst Intern
Stride, Inc.

Job Description

ThePolicy and Research Analyst Internplays a crucial role in shaping meaningful policy development. Their responsibilities includecollecting and analyzing a wide spectrum of datato inform policy decisions. Drawing from their understanding of federal, state, and local policies related to online education, theyapproach challenges with creativity and fresh perspectives. Additionally, this role actively supports theAcademic Policy and Research teamby providing policy recommendations and advocating for research findings and relevant data.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Research and report on a wide array of emerging program and policy issues related to online education; Synthesizes findings to identify best practices;
  
• Monitor and analyze implementation of state and federal laws and legislation related to online education;
  
• Assist with quantitative and qualitative analysis using publicly available datasets, as well as assist with the process of new data collection in support of research;
  
• Compile and organize statistical data;
  
• Prepare, enter, arrange and display data in a meaningful and useful format for varying documents and written and oral presentations for diverse audiences.
  
• Extract, collect and aggregate data across databases, information sources, survey responses, and other data sources; Ensure data quality; Clean and check exiting data for consistency and accuracy.
  

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current student pursuing a BS/BA or MS/MA degreein Education, Policy or a closely related field.
  
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
  
• Ability to listen effectively, respect others' perspectives and contributions, and offer and accept constructive feedback.
  
• Demonstrated experience with metadata and authoring tools.
  
• Web proficiency.
  
• Ability to work remotely with a good internet connection.
  
• Ability to clear required background check.
  

Certificates and Licenses: None required.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate Degree in Education, Policy or closely related field
  
• Experience in school education, policy or related field
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C.
  

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range

• We anticipate this position will pay between $16.00 to $22.00 per hour. The upper end of this range is not likely to be offered, as an individual's compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
  

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Job Type
Fixed Term (Fixed Term) (Seasonal)

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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