Duke Ellington School Fight for Autonomy Heats Up            
• December 19, 2022

Ever since the old Western High School at 35th and R Streets NW was transformed physically and curriculum-wise two decades ago into the current palatial $178.5 million Duke Ellington School […]

Dave Chappelle vs. Duke Ellington School for the Arts 
• December 6, 2021

Duke Ellington School for the Arts at 3500 R St. NW was supposed to name its theater after comedian Dave Chappelle but delayed the honor until April 2022. The reasoning? […]

In Ellington Show, Students Respond to Art With Art
• November 18, 2019

“In My Shoes” is on view at the school, 3500 R St. NW, on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 14. A $20 donation is suggested.

Peggy Cooper Cafritz: A Life in Arts and Education
• February 21, 2018

Washington, D.C., is a city of some who — with ambition and originality — are champions of both beauty and justice. When we lose such champions, the loss is felt […]

D.C. Powerhouse Peggy Cooper Cafritz Dead at 70
• February 19, 2018

A mover-and-shaker for decades, Cooper Cafritz, cofounder of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, died Feb. 18 of complications from pneumonia.