Lisa Snell was the director of education and child welfare at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets.
Snell has frequently testified before the California State Legislature and numerous other state legislatures and government agencies. She has authored policy studies on school finance and weighted student funding, universal preschool, school violence, charter schools, and child advocacy centers.
Snell is a frequent contributor to Reason magazine, School Reform News and Privatization Watch. Her writing has also appeared in Education Week, Edutopia, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times, and numerous other publications.
Ms. Snell is also an advisory board member to the National Quality Improvement Center for the Children's Bureau; is on the charter school accreditation team for the American Academy for Liberal Education; and serves as a board member for the California Virtual Academy.
Before joining Reason Foundation, Snell taught public speaking and argumentation courses at California State University, Fullerton. She earned a Master of Arts in communication from California State University, Fullerton.
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California Charter Schools Prove Effective at Educating English Language Learners
Innovative teaching practices give charter schools an edge over traditional public schools
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Reforms Needed to Combat Mistreatment of Special-Needs Students in California
Mandatory reporting, better training, and school choice should be first steps
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California Needs to Measure Student Academic Progress
Lack of student achievement data makes it hard to evaluate school quality
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California School Spending Goes Up but Test Scores Don’t
Parents deserve the right to choose the best schools for their children
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School Salary Transparency Can Help Disadvantaged Students
Shine a light on stark funding gaps between low- and high-poverty schools
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California Tries Backdoor Route to Universal Preschool
Bill would destroy private preschool market, cut school choice, and expand teachers' unions
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Universal Pre-K May Not Be As Good As It Sounds
Instead of expanding government preschool to middle- and upper-income families, policymakers should be concentrating on reforming - or ending - this colossal failure.
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Common Core Is No Silver Bullet for California
New, costly education standards restrict choice and innovation