Urban Education Policy
Job Placement
Urban Education Policy Program graduates have found placements in a variety of policy settings including nonprofit organizations, reform support agencies, charter schools, community development corporations, and leading arts organizations. Recent graduates have also gone on to pursue fellowship opportunities such as the Education Pioneers, a human capital organization focused on attracting and developing talented leaders capable of transforming K-12 urban education. Among our most notable placements in past years, we include the Boston based EDC and Jobs for the Future, Learning Point Associates located in Washington DC, New Leaders for New Schools, IFF, formerly the Illinois Facilities Fund, Highlander Charter School, Neighborworks Blackstone River Valley, Smith Hill Community Development Corporation, Ready to Learn Providence, and Trinity Repertory Company among many other organizations. UEP students have also gone onto further their education in PhD programs at Ohio State, Vanderbilt, and Emory universities.
The links below provide information on the types of career paths and placements available to students who earn a UEP degree.
- State and Municipal Government
- Local School Districts, State Departments of Education, US Department of Education
- Philanthropy
- Reform Support Organizations
- Policy Research and Think Tank Organizations
- International Organizations