Julie A. Marsh

Julie Marsh
Julie A. Marsh
Professor of Education Policy,
University of Southern California

Julie A. Marsh is professor of education policy in the 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.

updated 2022

Contributing topics
Access, quality & alignment in early childhood education
College access & postsecondary success
Continuous school improvement & support
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Educator workforce & effectiveness
Supporting students’ social-emotional, mental & physical health
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
Contributing initiatives
Continuous Improvement and Support Systems in California
CORE-PACE Research Partnership
COVID-19 Recovery
Getting Down To Facts II
LCFF Research Collaborative
PACE/USC Rossier Voter Poll
Commentary by Julie A. Marsh
: Evidence to Inform Recovery
Julie A. Marsh in the Media
: This Bay Area School District Spent $250,000 on "Woke Kindergarten" Program. Test Scores Fell Even Further
: How Hyperpartisan Bullying Threatens Democracy
: Judge Orders Legislators to Redraw Cobb School Board Map
: Has Polarizing School Board Election Politics Begun to Fade?
: Voters Reject Culture War Tactics in School Board Elections
Publications by Julie A. Marsh
How a Research Center Based at USC Rossier, Stanford and UC Davis Is Helping California Forge Its Own Path in Advancing Its Education System
Setting the PACE
How a Research Center Based at USC Rossier, Stanford and UC Davis Is Helping California Forge Its Own Path in Advancing Its Education System
In May 2016, on the Monday following USC Rossier’s two commencement ceremonies, more than 50 policymakers, philanthropists, and researchers gathered bright and early across the street from the USC campus for a two-day conference. The goal? Hashing…
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An Effective Teacher for Every Student
Developing a Research Agenda to Further Policy Change
In nearly every state across the country there has been recent legislative or judicial activity aimed at amending policies that shape the quality of the teacher labor force (e.g., Marianno, 2015). At the heart of this recent legislative and judicial…
At the Forefront of the New Accountability Era: Early Implementation Findings from the CORE Waiver Districts
At the Forefront of the New Accountability Era
Early Implementation Findings from the CORE Waiver Districts
California and the nation are at the crossroads of a major shift in school accountability policy. At the state level, California’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) encourages the use of multiple measures of school performance used…
Core Implementation Report 11-2016
Local Control in Action
Learning from the CORE Districts' Focus on Measurement, Capacity Building, and Shared Accountability
Summary and Policy Implications California and the nation are at the crossroads of a major shift in school accountability policy. At the state level, California’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) encourages the use of multiple measures…