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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it possible Duke Ellington had to find more students while they were in swing space so that it would be a full student body when they finally occupied?

Another comment, this one tongue-in-cheek: Antwan Wilson gave the parents of non-resident cheaters the perfect talking point: "We didn't make any demands, we were offered the spot.  We didn't know we were doing anything wrong..."[/quote]

The point is why should we be trying to come up with theories to explain why so many out of state students are at Ellington?  Let them tell us. Let them share their application and audition data and the process, etc. We are the taxpayers who pay for this PUBLIC school. We must demand much more transparency.  And it is unconscionable to me to build a palace to arts education for high school while at the same time DCPS has been undervaluing in under cutting arts education at the elementary and middle school levels for decades. [/quote]

There is a considerable difference between "arts education" and a school for the arts. Duke is a very demanding pre-professional program for kids who are serious about their craft. They lose a considerable number of kids after the first semester who really they just wanted an "arts education" but were not ready for either the work or the competition. And it's a very long day, 8;30-5;15 on a regular day, and long into the evening if you are in the performing (and rehearsing) majors. Talent can get you in, but you just can;t swing the door open to people who are not committed to the work.[/quote]

Then Cheh has a point.  Rather than increasing the numbers of foreign residents, reduce the number of available seats to super-committed, talented, D.C. residents.  Then use the extra space to relieve overcrowding from surrounding schools.[/quote]

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