Manuel Angel Ramirez, "Manny," is Executive Director of Bilingual Education in the Office of Multilingual and Multicultural Education at Boston Public Schools and a doctoral candidate in Educational Studies–Special Education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His professional experience spans bilingual and special education teaching, school and district leadership, early intervention and applied behavior analysis, curriculum and assessment development, professional learning, and higher education. He has served as a bilingual special education teacher, special education liaison, bilingual school administrator, and district leader, experiences that inform his scholarship at the intersection of language, disability, culture, policy, and educational systems. His research examines how policies and institutional structures shape access, identification, services, and opportunities for multilingual learners with disabilities and their families across K–12 and postsecondary contexts. His scholarly interests include bilingual and dual language education, special education and civil rights policy, language access, inclusive education, family advocacy, and equitable educational systems. In higher education, he contributes to teacher and educational leadership preparation, bridging research, policy, and practice. He also serves on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s English Learner/Bilingual Education Advisory Council.