Superfine received his JD and PhD in Education Foundations and Policy from the University of Michigan. Before joining UIC, Superfine practiced law at Dow Lohnes PLLC. Superfine's research interests have focused on the intersection of education law and policy, school finance reform law and policy, standards-based reform and accountability policies, and the role of science in the educational policy process. His research is interdisciplinary and addresses educational issues through the lenses of law, history, and social science. Superfine's work has been published in various educational and legal journals, including the American Educational Research Journal, American Journal of Education, Cardozo Law Review, Educational Policy, and Teachers College Record. Superfine's book, The Courts and Standards-based Reform, was published by Oxford University Press.