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Heena Kuwayama

Research Associate

Heena Kuwayama, a Research Associate at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, is currently a graduate student in education policy at Johns Hopkins University. She is originally from Illinois, and holds a bachelor's degree in statistics and psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Heena spent three years teaching 3rd-5th grade math at a charter school in New Orleans before pursuing her graduate degree.

Authored Commentary & Research

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pathway in New England
Quality Choices

Advanced Math Pathways in New England

Heena Kuwayama, Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 4.30.2025
NationalReport
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Student working in a library
High Expectations

Barriers to teaching and assessing “soft skills”

Heena Kuwayama 3.12.2025
NationalFlypaper
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Teacher in a classroom
High Expectations

Can setting a teacher salary floor improve student performance across a state?

Heena Kuwayama 1.30.2025
NationalFlypaper
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Happy student in school
High Expectations

How some schools help students get back to grade level

Heena Kuwayama 11.7.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Depressed adult
High Expectations

Schools are also a form of childcare. How important is that to parents’ mental health?

Heena Kuwayama 10.3.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Students walking to school
Quality Choices

Does competition from charter schools help or hurt traditional public schools?

David Griffith, Ph.D., Heena Kuwayama 8.29.2024
NationalFlypaper

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