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

1997

Tufts University

Teaching

Education law
School finance
Special education law

Programs

Courses

Online and Continuing Education Courses

ELP 691: Dissertation Seminar I

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.

POL 542: Law and Education

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.

POL 570: Hist & Phil Found Amer Ed

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.

ELP 692: Dissertation Seminar II

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.

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.