Image: In the University of Georgia’s Mary Frances Early College of Education, a research and development center is shaping education in Georgia and around the world by providing resources for educators to help Latino students succeed in school. The Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education, or CLASE — pronounced as the Spanish word for “class” — was founded in 2003, and its work is designed to serve the teachers of first and second-generation students who are predominantly Latino. “[Teachers] want their students to succeed and excel, but they just don't have the background knowledge for that,” interim director Paula Mellom said. “We try to fill that gap.” Read More: Red & Black Full Article
