Whether joining the high school debate team or participating in topical discussions in class, debating current or controversial topics is an excellent way to develop speaking skills and build ...

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S WEBSITE. WELL, THOUSANDS OF DEBATE STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE RIGHT HERE IN DES MOINES. THEY’RE HERE AS THE CITY HOSTS THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENT ...

What’s billed as the world’s largest academic competition is underway this week in central Iowa as Des Moines hosts the National Speech & Debate Tournament. Organizers say it’s drawing 11,000 middle ...

Tufts first-year students Jesse Kitumba and Thomas Yi founded The Political Union, a campus club that will serve as a forum for structured, nonpartisan academic debate. “We exist to discuss and debate ...

View the full episode transcript. When Kyle, a 10th grader at Palo Alto High School, walked into his final debate of the day, he was hoping for an easy finish to a long tournament. Instead, he found ...