Urban Debate In The News
- Street Academy Debate on the Radio - KPFA.org
- Impact Of No Child Left Behind Is Debatable - National Public Radio
- Debaters receive national recognition - University News
- Debaters win qualifier - The Towerlight
- Full Circle - KPFA.org
- Tufts senior coaches Boston high school students in debate - Tufts Daily
- No argument here: These debaters are in top form - Boston Globe
- Beyond Debate - Inside Counsel
- No argument: High school debate is popular once again - Los Angeles Times
- Debaters go for chance to be KC’s best - Kansas City Star
- Norma Adams-Wade: Kwanzaafest to feature debaters - Dallas Morning News
Street Academy Debate on the Radio - KPFA.org
Emiliano Zapata Street Academy debater Jessica Wimsey and teacher/debate coach Tracey Burns were featured on the KPFA program Education Today to talk about debate and education in Oakland. BAUDL Director Blake Johnson joined them by phone to answer a few questions about the BAUDL.
Impact Of No Child Left Behind Is Debatable - National Public Radio
Seven years after the No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law, Congress has struggled to answer a simple question: Is it working? Lawmakers could learn a lot about the pros and cons of the law from a group of high school debaters.
Debaters receive national recognition - University News
Fox Sports and Farmer's Insurance recently recognized three members of UMKC's debate team in an "Americans in Focus" clip. Debaters Dashawnta Brunson, Sean Easterwood and Desmond Mason were featured in the clip, along with their coach, Professor Gabe Cook. Easterwood said being recognized by Fox Sports was "cool" because it gave them exposure in different areas. Brunson added that it was a good experience because they were able to talk to successful members of the Urban Debate League.
Debaters win qualifier - The Towerlight
Towson's debate team is continuing to make waves in the debate community with their unyielding, at times controversial arguments. On Sunday, Brotherhood: Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle president Adam Jackson and Deverick Murray, Black Student Union president, won an unprecedented six out of eight competitions at a district qualifier at University of Mary Washington.
Full Circle - KPFA.org
BAUDL's and STRONG's Directors and two of BAUDL's star debaters were on KPFA promoting the first public debate event in the Strength In Debate Series, and discussing the amazing potential of debate to change students' academic and professional lives.
Tufts senior coaches Boston high school students in debate - Tufts Daily
While some students prefer to stay on campus during the cold winter months, limiting their community service to holding doors open for their frost-bitten peers, senior Amanda Hahnel chooses to brave the weather and make the trek into Boston to volunteer. Since her sophomore year at Tufts, Hahnel has been working with students in the Boston Debate League (BDL) for public high school students as both a coach and debate judge.
No argument here: These debaters are in top form - Boston Globe
Julio Lanzo and Tyrell Carter are champions of their event. They have to bring their best game to every meet if they want to successfully defend their title and make it to the national championships, as they did last year.
But Lanzo and Carter don't throw footballs, swing baseball bats, or kick soccer balls. They win with words.
Beyond Debate: In-house attorney supports program to help urban teens build skills through debate. - Inside Counsel
Pro bono service is generally interpreted to mean volunteer work providing legal services to the poor. But many in-house attorneys also help their communities in other ways—serving on boards of non-profit institutions and raising money for such groups.
Bobbie Gregg, chief compliance officer of Aon, for example, serves on the governing board of the Chicago Debate Commission. The commission supports a program that involves Chicago public high school and middle school students in debate as a way to motivate them to stay in school and help them develop skills that will allow them to pursue higher education. An arm of the National Association of Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL), the Chicago Debate Commission supports two full-time staff members who work with high school and middle school coaches, sponsors policy debate tournaments and funds scholarships to debate camps.
No argument: High school debate is popular once again - Los Angeles Times
Crowds of Lincoln High School students flooded the sidewalks along Broadway recently as another school day came to an end. But 16-year-old Tania Navarro wasn't in the crowd. She sat inside one of the school's bungalow classrooms, tapping her pencil against the sheet of paper in front of her.
Debaters go for chance to be KC’s best - Kansas City Star
You’d think they’d be ready for a break.
The opening-round match for the debate duos from University Academy and Central High School in this weekend’s city championships was done.
Norma Adams-Wade: Kwanzaafest to feature debaters - Dallas Morning News
Young local debaters inspired by the movie The Great Debaters will bring new excitement to Kwanzaafest at Fair Park this weekend, as will entertainers including actor Jamie Foxx.
The free Kwanzaafest in early December precedes the actual seven-day Kwanzaa cultural celebration that begins the day after Christmas.
