Other interns have written behavior contracts, led field trips, and developed community resources. I loved how the children would run up to me and hug me. I fell in love with the kids and will miss them a lot. An internship at the Cross City Campaign is perfect for a student interested in educational reform. The Campaign is a watchdog agency that monitors and researches the public school system.
Interns work in the research, publications and fundraising departments.
They have a research department which always wants interns for research about national school reform issues. Programs here include day care, after school events, adult learning, a health clinic, cultural programs, and an alternative high school. A recent Urban Studies intern tutored high school students and did some grant writing. He also participated in a gang-prevention class. Some interns have counseled pregnant teens, led discussion groups, and coordinated a needs assessment survey.