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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone who works for Jack Evans' council office has said that the Duke Ellington staying in its present facility is definitely NOT a done deal and that the site is very much a possibility for a future new HS west of Rock Creek Park.  All this assumes that a new facility can be built for Ellington in a more central location.[/quote]

[b]Jack Evans has been mumbling this for years[/b]. When he asked Rhee to do a feasibility study of moving Ellington to Logan the outcry was deafening. Recommending Ellington move to a "more central" location is useless if you don't engage the school community that would be impacted by this decision. Building an arts high school close to a metro station would cost at least double what the current renovation budget is for Ellington.

Since NO ONE has actually approached the Ellington school community, they are moving forward with the renovation plans. The school is moving into swing space this summer. Millions have already been spent. Give it a rest.[/quote]

Isn't that largely a reflection of the fact that Evan is the Councilmember from Ward 2?  His Base is Penn Quarter and Foggy Bottom, education isn't really on his radar.  [/quote]

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