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faculty
Mark Paige, PhD
Professor / Chairperson
Public Policy
Contact
508-910-9037
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Balsam Hall 9180
Education
| 2011 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | PhD |
| 2007 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | JD |
| 1997 | Tufts University | BA |
Teaching
- Education law
- School finance
- Special education law
Teaching
Courses
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Students and faculty analyze and debate the various roles and responsibilities of the public school superintendent in managing and leading change at the District Level. The colloquium will include topics such as developing and communicating a mission and vision for the school district: promoting appropriate uses of instructional technologies; developing and implementing professional development plans to improve student learning; encouraging experimentation and evaluation of new pedagogical approaches; community relations, professional accountability, district maintenance and operations, relationships with other school districts and educational agencies; and assuring high academic expectations for students and teachers. Students will also analyze and debate the relationship with the school boards and committees as well as politicians and their potential conflictive and contributive relationships with them.
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Work on a specific dissertation topic searching interconnected previous and contemporary research. The course will help students develop a formal dissertation proposal that includes a draft of all parts of the dissertation.
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Examining the foundations of American Education. In this course students will gain a historical and philosophical critical understanding of change in American Education from the colonial times to the present. They will analyze the interdisciplinary nature of the foundations of education with a focus on the intersections of culture, knowledge, and power.
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Comprehensive review of legal issues impacting public education in the United States. Attention is given to role of law as an agent of in shaping educational policy and practice in the United States. Topics include constitutional issues as they relate to rights of students, teachers, and parents. The course also assesses various state sources of law (statutes and state court decisions, and regulations) that impact public education. Students gain an understanding of how key concepts in educational policy have been addressed through the law.
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Application of cumulative understanding and skills designed in the proposal. The seminar will help students to make a realistic transition from coursework to dissertation. They will master all the literature review mechanisms as well as methodological perspectives appropriate to the proposal's conceptual framework.
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Research
Research interests
- Education Law
- Education Policy
- Labor Relations
Select publications
- Paige, M., Weiler S., Kolanke, Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal. (2023).
Building a Strong Adequacy Claim: An Empirical Analysis of the Role of School Facilities in School Finance Litigation Since 1989.
Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, 32, 543-563. - Superfine, B., and Paige, M. (2022).
From Governance to the Classroom: Rethinking Large-Scale School Reform
Cleveland State Law Review, 70, 561-602. - Paige, M. and Meredith, B. (2020).
Reversing Rodriguez: A Siren Call to a Dangerous Shoal.
American Journal of Education, 58, 355-399.. - Mark Paige (2016).
Building a Better Teacher: Understanding Value Added Models in the Law of Teacher Evaluation
Mark Paige started his career in education as a public school teacher. After completing graduate and law school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he worked as an attorney on state school finance cases and represented school districts in private practice before coming to the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.