IDRA Education Policy Fellow

idra· Policy, Advocacy and Community Engagement
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📍 Austin, Texas, United StatesEducation Policy Fellow

About this role

Learn more about IDRA’s Education Policy Fellows program at https://idra.news/EdPolicyFellows 


IDRA is changing the landscape of state education advocacy by training early- to mid-career advocates to influence state laws and lead a powerful network of impacted and engaged communities.  

 

To be eligible, fellowship applicants must: 


  • Be committed to a full-time, in-person fellowship between September 29, 2026, and June 28, 2027. 
  • Live within about 30 minutes of Austin. 
  • Have demonstrated connections to historically-marginalized communities most impacted by inequities in the public education system. 
  • Have a demonstrated interest in education justice, through personal and/or professional experiences, and have a desire to grow knowledge about state-level policymaking. 
  • Be committed to expanding access to excellent pre-K-12 and college opportunities for students, particularly students of color, emergent bilingual students, immigrant students, students from families with limited incomes and other historically-marginalized groups.  

 

If you have questions, contact Fellowship Coordinator, Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed., at mikayla.arciaga@idra.org.  


Applications are due July 31, 2026, at 5:00 pm CST. 


We ask that all application materials be your own original work to ensure we can evaluate your genuine qualifications, writing skills and critical thinking capacities. You may use standard software for proofreading and grammatical corrections, but we ask all applicants to refrain from using generative AI to write, brainstorm or outline your responses. Submitting AI-generated content will result in immediate disqualification from the hiring process. 

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This is listed as a Education Policy Fellow position. It is posted as a IDRA Education Policy Fellow role in the Policy, Advocacy and Community Engagement department at idra.
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This IDRA Education Policy Fellow position at idra was posted on Jun 16, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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