J. David Ramirez is executive director of the Center for Language Minority Education and Research at California State University, Long Beach. CLMER was one of four sites in the U.S. to be funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for three years to provide program and professional development, evaluation and policy research to address the needs of immigrant youth and families in middle and secondary schools. Three high schools and four middle schools in Long Beach and Paramount participated in the restructuring/reform efforts by the Comprehensive Instructional Services for Secondary Immigrant Students program directed by Ramirez. CLMER projects and programs build on a vision of comprehensive services for linguistically, culturally and ethnically diverse students, families and communities. CLMER Project areas include school restructuring and reform, K-adult education, integrated health and social services, home-school-community collaboration, school-to-work opportunities, minority women's health, educator/social service provider in-service courses and programs, technology integration, university-community collaboration, tolerance initiatives, mentoring, distance learning, partnerships with business, group process/facilitation training and international collaboration on issues of multicultural, multilingual education.

		(310) 985-4544
		dramirez@csulb.edu

Seminar speeches given by J. David Ramirez:

Schools: Gateway or Obstacle to the American Dream

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