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Registry 01 · Researcher
Dr. Heather Schwartz
Seventy-five years of patient work, and a door held open for you.
School systems and out-of-school learning.
Classification
Research lineage
Introductions by invitation
Director · Pre-K to 12 Educational Systems
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Context record
Dr. Heather Schwartz is a researcher in Futurecraft's RAND Network, the world's most trusted intellectual access layer, anchored in 75 years of RAND policy methodology and continuously verified against primary sources (last verified 2026-06-05).
Director of RAND's Pre-K to 12 Educational Systems program. Leads research on school systems, out-of-school learning, and the intersection of housing policy with education outcomes.
Their work spans 1 research domain on Futurecraft, Education, and connects to live Question Networks, Strategic Salons, and Research-to-Reality opportunities organized around those domains.
Biography
Director of RAND's Pre-K to 12 Educational Systems program. Leads research on school systems, out-of-school learning, and the intersection of housing policy with education outcomes.
Research Domains
Key Work
- , RAND studies on summer learning and out-of-school time
- , Research on housing policy and school integration
- , Evaluations of district-level reform initiatives
Suggested Collaboration Questions
- Which non-school factors most determine school outcomes, and how should policy respond to that asymmetry?
- What does effective out-of-school learning look like when schools are no longer the dominant learning institution?
- Where does education policy collide with housing policy in ways neither field acknowledges?
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