M. Beatriz Arias

Beatriz Arias is Professor Emerita at Arizona State University. During her tenure at ASU, she directed the Center for Bilingual Education and Research, served as the principal investigator for several US Department of Education gants, mentored doctoral students, directed teacher preparation programs, and worked extensively with teachers and administrators . Dr. Arias is a recognized expert in school desegregation cases with Latino plaintiffs. She served as a Court Appointed Monitor in Vasquez v. San Jose Unified, a court appointed expert in Crawford v LAUSD, Keyes v. Denver #1 and in Fischer/Mendoza v. Tucson. Dr. Arias’ upcoming book Speak English! Arizona’s Restrictive Language Policy from Statehood to the Present is forthcoming from Springer.