Month: <span>March 2020</span>

 “Arguing, in fact, has been claimed by cognitive scientists to be not just central to human thinking and reasoning but...

A typical debater engages in an additional 597 academic instruction hours each year or 85 extra school days, which is...

“For the students who are most at-risk of dropping out, the statistics are bleak. Only forty-three percent graduate on time. But seventy-two...

 Urban debaters enter college prepared to succeed. Through debate they learn the critical thinking and communications skills that are essential...

While urban debaters enter high school with higher GPA’s on average than non-debaters, their grades improve steadily during high school,...

“[The] NYC Urban Debate League” provides “a vision of what “democracy in action” for underserved youth might look like. Such...

Over 90% of our high school seniors graduate from high school and are accepted to college. “Due to my involvement...

Debate is one of the most rigorous academic programs to prepare students for college success. That is why every college...

“IN-Tech’s debate coach and Middle School Dean Wendy Spector said the skills learned from debating also help writing, research, reading...

“The New York City Urban Debate League is a program that empowers underserved students while immersing them in public speaking, research...