Lisa Snell
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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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Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, December 2015
“Great leaders need to be making those decisions about their schools. They have the local context. They know their students. We want to have the ability to make decisions about how to support them.”
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Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, October 2015
“The one-size-fits-all approach is about equality. Equity is about treating every student as they need to be treated.”
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Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, September 2015
Our goal is to give principals and school leadership control over as many resources as possible to personalize their school design.”
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Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, August 2015
"Student-based budgeting isn't about the dollar amount. It's about the ability to design a school."
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Unionization Efforts Could Halt Progress at Innovative Los Angeles Charter Schools
United Teachers Los Angeles aims to unionize successful Alliance College-Ready Public Schools built on flexibility and autonomy
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Palm Lane Parents’ Victory a Boost for All O.C. Students
Let’s hope that in coming years, Orange County’s school districts embrace these high performing charter schools, providing school choice for all students and parents.
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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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School Choice, Funding Portability, and Trends In Educational Privatization
Education Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015
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Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government
State Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015
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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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Federal School Finance Reform
Moving Toward Title I Funding Following the Child
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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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Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government
State Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014
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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.
