José Agustín Ruiz-Escalante

José Agustín Ruiz-Escalante is an educator and scholar specializing in bilingual, dual-language, and multicultural education. He earned an Ed.D. in higher education and bilingual education from the University of Washington, an M.Ed. in bilingual education from the University of Arizona, and a bachelor’s degree in political science and Latin American studies from the same institution. He served as a professor at The University of Texas–Pan American and later became professor emeritus at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Ruiz-Escalante is the author of Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children: Their Words, Their Worlds, a work focused on literature and educational experiences for Latino bilingual children. His scholarship also includes research on linguistic oppression and the relationship between Chicano literature and home–school connections.