David D. Marsh

Former Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Rossier School of Education,

University of Southern California

David D. Marsh served as associate dean for academic programs in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California (USC). He held the Robert A. Naslund Chair of Curriculum and was a professor of curriculum theory while directing the Center for School Leadership and Transformation at USC. Marsh contributed to many California state education initiatives, serving on the California High School Task Force and co-chairing the California High School Exit Exam Task Force for the California Department of Education. Marsh earned his PhD in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

updated 2025

Contributing topics

Education finance

Educational governance & policy

Educator workforce & effectiveness

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

David D. Marsh in the Media

October 18, 2000 : Schools May Get Help on API Quirk

December 27, 1987 : A 21st–Century Agenda for California’s Schools

December 11, 1987 : Study: Tougher School Standards May Be Paying Off

Publications by David D. Marsh

December 1987

Staff Development in California

Public and Personal Investments, Program Patterns, and Policy Choices—Executive Summary

The California Staff Development Policy Study was initiated to assess the possibilities and limitations of staff development in improving classroom teaching and learning. The study aims to answer four questions related to California's investment in…