Jobs & Internships

A note to all applicants

  • All positions currently open are posted on this website.
  • For full consideration, please follow the application process listed for each job description. We ask that you send your application and correspondence only to the address provided.
  • We will give every application our full attention; however, we are not able to respond to individual inquiries on the status of your application. You will receive an auto-reply message letting you know that we received your application, and the appropriate hiring manager will contact you if we wish to pursue your candidacy.
  • The positions listed below are available in our Washington, D.C., office unless otherwise noted.
    1.      Visit the Ed Trust–West website for a full list of positions available in our Oakland, Calif., office.
    2.      Visit the Ed Trust–Midwest website for a full list of positions available in our Ann Arbor, Mich., office.

    • Frequently asked questions by Job and Internship Applicants.

Assistant Editor/Writer

Reporting to the Managing Editor, the Assistant Editor/Writer will both create and help shape the organization’s diverse written content, ranging from data-rich research papers and policy briefs to online news stories, promotional materials, and advocacy action alerts.

Higher Education Research and Policy Analyst

Reporting to the Director of Higher Education and Education Finance Policy, the Higher Education Research and Policy Analyst will be charged with co-leading the Ed Trust’s associated research, development, and outreach work with respect to the organization’s College Results Online database.  In addition, s/he will examine and analyze data from a variety of sources, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, and Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study, to better understa

Vice President for Government Affairs and Communications

The VP for Government Affairs and Communications will develop and implement a comprehensive external relations strategy to ensure that the Ed Trust’s efforts effectively focus the attention of key audiences on inequities in public education and the actions necessary to close gaps in both opportunity and achievement.

Vice President for Higher Education Policy and Practice

The Education Trust, an organization dedicated to closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other youth, is seeking a Vice President for Higher Education Policy and Practice.

The Education Trust fulfills its mission through a strategy that combines rigorous analysis and reporting of education data, on-the-ground technical support to educators working to improve results for students, and ardent advocacy at both the state and national level.

Vice President, K-12 Policy and Practice

The VP, K-12 Policy and Practice will develop and execute strategies to ensure that the Ed Trust’s K-12 efforts effectively focus national attention on inequities in public education and the actions necessary to close gaps in both opportunity and achievement.

Director of Communications

Reporting to the Vice President for Government Affairs and Communications, the Director of Communications at The Education Trust will lead an ambitious effort to advance the organization’s equity agenda by disseminating our work and message to a wide variety of stakeholders nationwide, including policymakers, practitioners, advocates, parents, and students. Through the use of both online and offline strategies and mechanisms, the Director will be responsible for increasing awareness of the critical importance of  efforts to close academic achievement gaps and improve educational outcomes for low-income students and students of color.