LSVF: Charter Schools - Request for Proposal

Author:	NCLR/RDF
Date:	May 8, 2008
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Summary

Latino children, youth, and teenagers in particular are not doing as well as their non-Latino peers in public schools, with dropout rates exceeding 40%.  Education remains the top policy concern for Latinos and data suggest that the best way to increase opportunities for Latinos is to obtain a better education.  Possible solutions include early intervention programs for young children, academically strong K-12 programs, and quality public or private adult education programs – particularly for recent immigrants.  The Latino Social Venture Fund (LSVF) seeks to target this population by providing both facility predevelopment grants and grants to facilitate strategic organizational growth.