"I care passionately about this community," she said of the Latino population. "I think I have a real obligation to represent the Latinos."
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that she deals with several grants involving the school district as part of her work, but the governor said the situation would be reviewed for conflict of interests.
The Philadelphia School District's Latino student population has grown steadily over the last decade and now stands at 17 percent, district spokesman Fernando Gallard told the Philadelphia Daily News.
Rendell called Ramirez the most qualified person ever appointed to the reform commission. "We're putting an educator on the board. Good idea," he said.
As a member of the reform commission, Ramirez said, she would take a keen interest in the most disadvantaged students.
“Whether that be African-American students, Latino students, second-language learners, students with disabilities, we have a variety of challenges to serve them,” she said.“I look forward to working with a variety of community partners, my colleagues on the SRC and the experts inside the school district . . . to help ensure that all children in Philadelphia have the kind of educational opportunities that I've been blessed with,” Ramirez said during the news conference with Rendell.
--Diverse Online staff
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