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
How a Research Center Based at USC Rossier, Stanford and UC Davis Is Helping California Forge Its Own Path in Advancing Its Education System
Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) is a consortium of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from USC Rossier, Stanford, and UC Davis Schools of Education working to improve education policy in California. PACE's focus has been…
Developing a Research Agenda to Further Policy Change
Recent legislative and judicial activity across the country aims to attract and retain high-quality teachers for every classroom. Research has shown that a high-quality teacher is the most important factor in students' academic success and long-term…
Early Implementation Findings from the CORE Waiver Districts
The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) in California and the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) encourage local control in school accountability. The CORE waiver districts have implemented an innovative measurement system and…
Learning from the CORE Districts' Focus on Measurement, Capacity Building, and Shared Accountability
California and the US are undergoing a cultural shift in school accountability policies towards locally-determined measures of school performance. Lessons can be learned from the CORE districts, which developed an innovative accountability system,…