Ensuring adequate funding and proper implementation of bilingual education programs and advocating a national goal of multilingualism for all citizens.
Increasing the pool of Latino students eligible for higher education opportunities and increasing four-year college access initiatives for Hispanic high school graduates and community college transfer students -- especially financial support initiatives.
Ensuring federal interagency coordination to increase the flow of services and the pooling of resources in support of Hispanic initiatives.
Regardless of who is elected in the next presidential election, Ramirez expects the commission to carry on its work. The bipartisan commission of educators, civil rights advocates and the business community was actually first founded by the Bush administration, he notes.
Ramirez's advice for the person who occupies the White House for the next four years: "We need a firm commitment from the President and the cabinet. This was just the first round. The next step is accountability."
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