Summer 2025 - Education Policy Specialist Master's Intern

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We’re the leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.    

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling internship coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.   

What you’ll do 

Looking for *that* internship? The game-changing one that’ll help you learn, grow, and chart your path forward? You’ll find it at SAS. Our interns aren’t coffee runners – they do real, meaningful work. Our award-winning internship program is focused on development, culture, and community. We’ll help you grow professionally, find (or further) your passion, and make memorable connections that last beyond the summer.  

Our Education Visualization and Analytics Solution (EVAAS) provides educators with powerful analytics and visualizations for reflecting on practices and planning for students’ future needs and goals. Now more than ever, educators need reliable data and tools on students’ learning and future success. 

The EVAAS team is a specialized division at SAS that focuses exclusively on education solutions, and we partner with state education agencies and districts across the country to support their analytic, consulting, and reporting needs. Our mission is to provide educators with information to make sound instructional choices and use resources more strategically to ensure that every student has the best chance to succeed. 

As an intern, you might:  

• Support the development of policy briefs, research papers, and technical documentation. 
• Analyze outcomes-based data and summarize results for internal and external stakeholders. 
• Monitor education policy news and research in relevant areas, such as achievement, growth, learning loss and recovery, assessments, and school accountability. 
• Document internal processes and strategies. 

Required Qualifications  

• Degree Type: Master's
• Targeted majors: public policy, public administration, education, communication, or analytics programs.
• You’re a student enrolled in an accredited program, not graduating prior to December 2025.  
• Ability to communicate effectively in a remote or hybrid work environment. 
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills. 
• Capable of interpreting complex mathematical documentation. 
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.  
• Leadership abilities. Your past experiences demonstrate you’ll take initiative and go above and beyond the call of duty.  
• You’re interested in the future of Analytics and embrace technology.  

Preferred Qualifications  

• A background in education, assessments, government, or policy is a plus.  

Location  

This internship will be a hybrid position based in Cary, NC, with the option to be fully remote.

Internship dates:

May 20 – August 8, 2025: Full-time during the Summer (35hr/week)

August 9 onward: Part-time during the semester (15-20hr/week)

Perks of the job 

• Work with (and learn from) the best. As a SAS intern, you’ll get face time with our top executives! 
• Free SAS programming training and certification.   
• At SAS, flexible work is the norm. Want to work remotely? That’s cool. Prefer a hybrid mix of sweatpants and in-person collaboration? That’s great, too.  
• We work hard, but we like to play hard, too. Enjoy hackathons, social events and other opportunities to connect + engage.  
• Your well-being matters, and that’s why we support all dimensions of your well-being by offering programs that reduce stress and distractions to help you stay healthy and productive.  This includes an on-site and remote Work/Life Center staffed by master’s level social workers and an Employee Assistance Program.

Diverse and inclusive    

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.    

Additional Information

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

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Pay Transparency: The hourly rate for SAS internships is determined by the applicant’s year in school and the position they are hired into. Hourly rates range from $15 – $31 for associate’s/bachelor’s level positions and $29 - $49/hour for master’s/Ph.D positions. Internship roles are not eligible for bonus.

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