Julie A. Marsh

Julie Marsh
Julie A. Marsh
Executive Faculty Director, Policy Analysis for California Education and Professor of Education Policy, Rossier School of Education,
University of Southern California

Julie A. Marsh is the executive faculty director at Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) and professor of education policy in the USC Rossier School of Education and the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. She is also codirector of the USC Center on Education Policy, Equity, and Governance. Marsh specializes in research on K–12 policy and governance, blending perspectives in education, sociology, and political science. Her work focuses on accountability and instructional policy, with particular attention to the process and politics of adoption and implementation, and to the ways in which policies shape practice in urban settings. A second major strand of her research examines educational governance and efforts to decentralize and democratize decision-making. She is outgoing coeditor of the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Marsh received her PhD in education administration and policy analysis from Stanford University.

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Publications by Julie A. Marsh
Evidence from the 2021 PACE/USC Rossier Poll
The brief reports on California voters’ attitudes and engagement with local school district governance using data from the 2021 PACE/USC Rossier Poll. The findings show high support for school boards, but less satisfaction with their performance…
Views from the 2021 PACE/USC Rossier Poll
Growing inequities and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic together with billions of dollars in new funding present an opportunity to make substantial changes to K–12 education to b
Insights from California's Local Control Funding Formula
This policy brief focuses on California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) to provide guidance for involving the public in goal setting and resource distribution decisions. It highlights weak accountability for using public funds by LCFF’s…
Views from the 2020 PACE/USC Rossier Poll
In the run-up to 2020 elections, where do California voters stand on key education policy issues? This report examines findings and trends from the 2020 PACE/USC Rossier poll. Key findings include rising pessimism about California education and…