Kate Kennedy (she/her/hers) is an associate policy researcher at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Kennedy is a K–12 education policy and leadership scholar, with expertise in organizational behavior, social-emotional well-being, school districts, and instruction and assessment. Kennedy uses qualitative methods to examine pressing education issues related to equity, politics, and change. Most recently, Kennedy was a researcher at the University of Southern California in Urban Education Policy. Prior to that, she was a middle school teacher in the Los Angeles Unified and Worthington City School Districts.
Ph.D. in urban education policy, University of Southern California; Ed.M. in education leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A. in elementary education, Loyola Marymount University; B.A. in women's studies, The Ohio State University
