Internship Resources
Finding an Internship
- Explore your own interests: What organizations do you think do interesting work in these areas? What kind of skills do you want to develop? What time of the year is best for you?
- Do some research on possible options: Look up organizations in our field on the internet; write to human resources and internship offices at these organizations; attend panels and job talks given at NYU; communicate with program peers and alumni to find out about their experiences
- Application process: apply early to internship opportunities that are posted on websites or list-serves; apply to several options; tailor your cover letters and resume to each case (free help on resumes is offered by the NYU Career Services office)
EDSP Internship Resources
Research, Think Tanks, etc.
RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/
Brookings Institute http://www.brookings.org/
American Educational Research Association http://www.aera.net/
Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/
Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/
NYU’s Institute for Education and Social Policy http://www.nyu.edu/iesp/
Manhattan Institute http://www.manhattan-institute.org/
Mathematica http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/
ABT Associates http://www.abtassociates.com/index.cfm
MPR Associates http://www.mprinc.com/
Center for an Urban Future http://www.nycfuture.org
Advocacy
Center on Education Policy http://www.ctredpol.org/
Center for Education Reform http://www.edreform.com
Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform http://www.crosscity.org
National Art Education Association http://www.naea-reston.org/
ArtsEdge http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Americans for the Arts http://ww3.artsusa.org/
Alliance for the Arts http://allianceforarts.org/index.htm
Alliance for Quality Education http://allianceforqualityeducation.org
Foundation for Excellent Schools http://www.fesnet.org Direct
Service/Nonprofits
Learning Leaders http://www.learningleaders.org/
Junior Achievement http://www.ja.org/
Jobs for the Future http://www.jff.org/jff/
Campaign for Fiscal Equity http://www.cfequity.org/
Teach for America http://www.teachforamerica.org
Achieve http://www.achieve.org/
NCSL http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/tabid/756/Default.aspx
Education Trust http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust
TASC (The After School Corporation) http://www.tascorp.org/
PASE (Partnership for After School Education) http://www.pasesetter.com/
BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) http://www.bellnational.org/
National Urban Fellows http://www.nuf.org/
The New Teacher Project http://www.tntp.org/
Harlem Center for Education http://www.harlemctred.com/
East Harlem Tutorial Program http://www.ehtp.org/
The Community-Word Project: http://www.communitywordproject.org/
iMentor http://www.imentor.org/home.jsp
New Visions For Public Schools http://www.newvisions.org/
Publicolor http://www.newvisions.org/
DreamYard http://www.dreamyard.com/
New Leaders for New Schools http://www.nlns.org/
Broad Residency http://www.broadresidency.org/
Henry Street Settlement http://henrystreet.org
Funders/Support
Ford Foundation http://www.fordfound.org/
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm
Annenberg Foundation http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/
Rockefeller Foundation http://www.rockfound.org/
Carnegie Corporation http://www.carnegie.org/
Hewlett Packard Foundation http://grants.hp.com/
Corporate Foundation http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/corporate/foundation/
Private Firms That Run Schools
Edison Schools http://www.edisonschools.com/
Eduventures http://www.eduventures.com/
Lobby Groups
National Education Association http://www.nea.org/index.html
American Federation of Teachers http://www.aft.org/
American Association of School Administrators http://www.aasa.org/
Government/Federal
US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
Local
New York City Department of Education http://www.nycenet.edu
Independent Budget Office http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/
International
Peace Corps http://www.peacecorps.gov
World Teach http://www.worldteach.org
UNESCO http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15006&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
NYU Research Centers
Institute for Education and Social Policy http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/iesp/
The Research Alliance for New York City Schools http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/research_alliance/
Center for Research on Culture, Development and Education http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/crcde/
The Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/sihep
Metropolitan Center for Urban Education http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/arepc
NYU Child Study Center http://www.aboutourkids.org/research/institutes_programs
Research Center for Leadership in Action http://wagner.nyu.edu/leadership/