# Spring Intern: Data Analysis and Education Policy

Overview The education policy team’s data intern will support the team’s cutting-edge research at the intersection of data, education policy, and technology. The data intern will research a variety of topics, including by: analyzing and drawing meaningful interpretations from state and national education data sets; using statistical modeling to estimate causal effects; using web scraping to construct novel education data sets; applying text analysis, machine learning, and other techniques to analyze unstructured data; and creating visualizations and written reports to communicate results. Candidates are expected to: be highly interested in learning more about education policy; have keen attention to detail and be highly effective at communication; be highly proficient in Python and/or R. have a strong understanding of statistics; have a foundational understanding of machine learning; be comfortable working independently when given a project; and be able and eager to learn new skills on the job. Applicants who go above and beyond will: have taken coursework to understand, or have work experience in, education policy; and demonstrate fluency in both Python and R, and potentially oth

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