The Hechinger Report

STUDENT VOICE: Learning to debate is an important facet of education, but too often public school students are left out

High school students compete in the Congressional Debate at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, in June. Credit: Meenakshi Van Zee for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...
PBS

New documentary 'Immutable' follows student debate team as they find their voices

The new documentary “Immutable” follows students in the Washington Urban Debate League over two years as they face challenges in their own lives and on the debate stage. In the program, students learn ...
PBS

'Immutable' follows student debate team finding their voices

The new documentary “Immutable” follows students in the Washington Urban Debate League over two years as they face challenges in their own lives and on the debate stage. In the program, students learn ...
Yale Environment 360

Yale-based New Haven Urban Debate League helps local students find their voices

At the start of his 9th-grade year at West Haven High School in 2021, Bedirhan Ozmen joined a club he thought might help him with his public speaking skills: the New Haven Urban Debate League (UDL).