CELEBRATING FRAZIER O’LEARY: Classroom Treasure (Washington, DC)
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Frazier O’Leary
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No High School Left Behind
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Francis L. Cardoza Senior High School, Washington, DC
Cardozo Senior High School in Washington, DC, is a national pioneer in introducing Advanced Placement courses to disadvantaged students. It has found ways to build student skills so that they can begin to get passing grades on the AP exams. One of its star AP teachers, Frazier O’Leary, taught the school’s first AP class 10 years ago and, since then, has become a frequent speaker and adviser to school districts around the nation.
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NO HIGH SCHOOL LEFT BEHIND
A video by John Poole/washingtonpost.com
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Al Young with PEN/Faulkner administrator Jamilla Coleman, popular DC high school teacher Frazier O’Leary, and PEN/Faulkner board member Lisa Page | Washington, DC, November 2006 | Photo courtesy of AlYoung.Org
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March 12th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
[Dear Frazier O'Leary:]
I met your sister-in-law on a flight to DC yesterday. She was on her way to the luncheon honoring her father at the White House. She asked me to google your name and read about your work with AP.
I too am a Pre-AP and AP English teacher in the Little Rock area who currently works for the National Math and Science Initiative training and mentoring AP Lit and Lang teachers through a grant Arkansas received from NMSI. The goals of the grant are to increase the number of students enrolled in AP and to increase the number of scores of 3, 5, and 5 on the AP English, math, and science exams. We work with school that are high minority and have a large number of kids on free and reduced lunch. Of course, I’ve always taught in a school that fit that description and made Jay Matthews’ Newsweek list of best schoola with strong AP programs. Anyway, keep up the good work.
June 1st, 2011 at 6:42 am
i love cardozo