The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund is the nation's leading organization that promotes the full participation of Latinos in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. A nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization first established in 1981, it carries out its mission through programs that integrate Latinos fully into American political society, provides professional development opportunities and technical assistance to the nation's more than 6,000 Latino elected and appointed officials, and monitors and conducts advocacy on issues important to the Latino community and its political participation. Through its policy institutes, the NALEO Educational Fund conducts skills and policy development opportunities for Latino elected and appointed officials throughout the country. As part of the organization’s mission to promote the governance and policymaking success of Latino elected and appointed officials, the Fund created the NALEO Education Leadership Initiative in 2002 to assist the nation’s Latino school board members and state legislators with technical assistance, training, and networking opportunities designed to increase their effectiveness as education policymakers, advocates and local leaders to close the educational achievement gap between Latino and non-Latino students.
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Marceo Gaete
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