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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d like to see some very basic data which should be super easy for Ellington to provide. For the last four years, How many DC applicants were there for Ellington?  How many auditioned and for which programs?  And how many were not accepted?  I want to see how they justify turning away child of District tax-paying residents while knowingly letting in outnod state kids. DUKE ELLINGTON IS A DC PUBLIC SCHOOL. it isn’t a private school.  It isn’t a regional magnet. It’s a DCPS. It is all so maddening.  So we built a palace that was $100 million over budget so kids from MD and VA can benefit. Enough. [/quote]

It is actually a regional magnet in the sense that[b] people from around the region may attend by paying tuition[/b]. People seem to miss the point that cheaters appears to be DC residents, so this was not a case of intentionally letting in out of town students. As for who applies, I've been at auditions and they are fairly blind. While you do apply beforehand to get a scheduled audition time, your audition is purely talent based. Nobody asks you where you are from before you sing/dance/act/play. You can either do those things with talent or potential or not.[/quote]

And there in lies the rub. you make it sound like you're shrugging your shoulders when you basically say Ellington is a regional school essentially by default. But it's not supposed to be. It is a District of Columbia Public School. Period. I get that DCPS has created a path for students from MD and VA to attend by paying tuition (that is set way too low) but so long as children of District taxpayers are getting turned away, allowing out of states students in is bull. [/quote]

Particularly since all of the surrounding schools are overcrowded. [/quote]

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