Tyler Losey
My internship at the Center for Education Reform is coming to an end and I think there are two central things that it has given me. These go beyond the important professional experiences, seeing what working in a non-profit office was like, meeting leaders in education from government and the advocacy world, and getting to foster significant relationships with the CER staff.
No, the two central things that I received from my CER internship were different. First, it allowed for me to really mold my opinions and thoughts on education reform, the challenges and the achievements of the nation’s education system. I now know the importance of teacher and school accountability, the innovation that school choice, charters and online learning bring, and the necessity to implement policies to give parents more power over their children’s schooling.
Secondly, it has helped me to construct a passion for the education reform movement and the hope that it succeeds its goals. It has helped me to construct and create a passion within me for education and policy that will carry me through from my university studies to the start of my career. This exciting start and springboard to policy, networking, and research in education only strengthens that passion.
Being an intern during such an exciting period of change and transition, not only just in the organization, but also in education reform and the education system in general across the country has provided me with a one of kind experience that I will be grateful for as my time in EdReform continues. Thanks, CER!