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Featured Stories
- Slate. Debating Debate Club: It's Football for Dorks. (And That's a Good Thing.).
- Education Week. Student Debates Linked to Gains in Urban Achievement.
- Washingtonian. 'Competitive and Slightly Unhinged': Why College Debaters Dominate Washington's Political Scene.
- USA Today. Inner-city schools suffer when 'debaters' go silent.
- Chicago Tribune. More than idle talk: Debate team skills put students on a special stage
- The Los Angeles Times. No argument: High school debate is popular once again. Literacy and graduation rates are improving for teens in debate programs. Students hope to put to rest the stereotype of debaters as geeks with pocket protectors.
- Boston Globe. The Boston Globe profiles students who qualified for the Chase Urban Debate National Championship.
- Kansas City Star. The Kansas City Star profiles students gearing up for the City Championships.
- Inside Counsel. In-house attorney supports program to help urban teens build skills through debate.
Most Recent Stories
- Denver Westword News. These Manual students are a good argument in favor of Denver's Urban Debate League
- Trib Local. Niles West Debate Team Wins Two Tournaments in One Weekend
- Washington Post. A profile on Ignacio Evans, a Baltimore UDL debater who evercame the odds through debate. A followup on an earlier Washington Post story about the Baltimore UDL titled "Finding their Voices."
- The 2010 Urban Debate National Champions from Whitney Young, Misael and Kevin, have had their accomplishments reported by several local media organizations, including WGN, Univision and WTTW.
- CNN. Profile of two Atlanta UDL debate "geniuses."
- The Houston Chronicle. Houston Independent School District revives debate program.
- What Kids Can Do. How Debate Sharpens Thinking.
- WCTV. Tribute to Vincent Binder and recognizes the NAUDL's Binder Memorial Fund.
- Denver Public Schools. Over 100 Student Prepare to Debate at the Baker Hostetler Classic.
- The Newark Star-Ledger. There's no debating the value of academic debating.
- Talk Up APS. Grady speech/debate champ Michael Barlow meets President Obama.
- Rutgers Today. Champion Newark Student Debater, Rutgers University Vice Chancellor Marcia Brown Meet President Obama in The Oval Office.
- WTTW: Chicago Tonight. Interview with Urban Debate and NFL National Champions, Kevin Hirn and Misael Gonzalez, of Whitney Young High School.
- The City Paper. Nashville Debate kicks off in public, charter schools.
- Univision Chicago. Es El Momento de educarlos: Estudiantes de Whitney Young se llevaron un gran honor [Univision profiles Whitney Young debaters].
- Chicago International Charter Schools Focal Point. Who's Up for Debate? CICS Northtown’s debate club proves that hard work and commitment really do pay off.
- The Detroit News. Debate team rights the lives of 2 Detroit teens.
- Memphis Daily News. Summer Debate Institute Announced for Students.
- AFRO: The Afro-American Newspapers. McKinley Reigns Supreme at Citywide Debates.
- WGCL-TV, CBS Atlanta. Leaders Celebrate Anniversary Of Urban Debate: Debate Program With Roots In Atlanta Now In 25 Cities.
- Seattle Post Intelligencer. The debate stylings of Graham Clark: Queen Anne teen tops debate at Nathan Hale.
- WNG-TV. Debatable: The Art of High School Debate - Whitney Young Policy Debate Team Goes to Nationals.
- Oakland Unified School District. OUSD Debaters Make Mark at Nationals.
- Houston Independent School District. Houston Urban Debate League earns high honors at NAUDL National Championship.
- Education Week. N.J. students and debaters demonstrate leadership and civic participation by protesting education budget cuts.
- Atlanta Public Schools. APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall points to the success of the Atlanta UDL as the perfect example of a community partnership.
- Denver Post. Urban Debate Sharpens Learning Skills for College-bound Students.
- Memphis Commercial Appeal. Study: Students on Debate Teams Improve Academically.
- Detroit Free Press. "The Great Debaters".
- Boston Neighborhood Network News. Debate Team Makes Gains for Students.
- Wicked Local. Students Who Participate in Debate Do Better in School.
- The Grio. Debate Teams Help Black Students Find Their Voice.
- Houston Independent School District. New Research Finds Debate Programs in Low-Performing Schools Raise Graduation Rates and Improve College Readiness.
- Denver Public Schools. Study: Debate Teams Help Students Achieve Academically.
- East Boston Times-Free Press. Study: There's No Arguing the Benefits of Debate Teams.
- The Suffolk Voice. Debating a Way to a Brighter Future.
- Journalist Ashley Williams. The Los Angeles Urban Debate League.
