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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's two blocks. Not exactly difficult. [/quote]

Right.  But if they wanted to build a new building on another site, why Burleith?  No Metro, so-so bus service and certainly not central to the District and most of their students.  If they were ready to vacate Western HS, then why-not go to a better location for the school?  Makes no sense.  [/quote]

Again, you are missing the point. This was an answer to building a new school at that location and neighborhood resistance, not about an Ellington alternative.[/quote]

As a resident of Burleith, I can tell you that those who led the resistance against Ellington a decade ago are quickly aging out of the community. They are being replaced by new families who understand the need for more education facilities on the west side of town. With Jack Evans not running for re-election, the stodgy “anti-everything” attitude will be changing very quickly.[/quote]

We would love to see more education[b]al[/b] faculties on the west side of town.  Better yet ones that actually serve the west side of town, like a new high school.  Ellington is fine, but Burleith is not on the Metro and is kind of an inconvenient location for a school that draws few students from the local area but rather from the eastern half of the city (and Maryland, apparently).  Ellington on the hill now is basically a done deal.  The illogical thing is that Ellington didn't want to stay in the building, but rather wanted a new building.  But instead of building it in a more central spot, Ellington wanted to stay in Burleith.  [/quote]

[b]It is not Ellington's fault that few students in the immediate area want to attend a performing arts high school.[/b] Students and families figure out how to get there, and make sacrifices to do it, because they want the programming. Same with Banneker, which is equally inaccessible.

In NYC kids commute as much as 90 minutes to reach high performing magnet high schools. Attending a high school in one's neighborhood is not as important for many residents as is attending a good high school.[/quote]

In fact, there was a recent posting by a prospective parent that provided powerful evidence that Ellington may be discriminating in admission on the basis of race and location.[/quote]

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