IDRA Education Policy Fellow

Learn more about IDRAs Education Policy Fellows program at 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 September29 2026 and June 28 2027.

• Live within about30 minutes of Austin.

• Havedemonstratedconnections tohistorically-marginalizedcommunities most impacted by inequities in the public education system.

• Have a demonstrated interest in education justice through personal and/or professional experiencesand have a desire to grow knowledge about state-level policymaking.

• Be committed to expanding access to excellent pre-K-12 andcollegeopportunities for students particularly studentsof color emergentbilingual students immigrant students students from families with limited incomes and otherhistorically-marginalizedgroups.

If you have questions contact Fellowship Coordinator Mikayla Arciaga .at.

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

We ask thatall application materialsbe 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 butwe ask all applicants to refrainfrom using generative AI to write brainstorm or outline your responses. Submitting AI-generated content will result in immediate disqualification from the hiring process.

Required Experience:

Manager