Saratoga High’s speech and debate team shares its winning ways

After Saratoga High School’s speech and debate team won national honors in the spring, the students reinvested in the program ...
Columbus Dispatch

What a champion learned from losing debates | Opinion

High school debate teaches students that real-world topics are complex and involve competing values. Debate helps students turn arguments into understanding by identifying central clashes and ...
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 ...
Morningstar

7,000 Students Descend on Richmond for the World's Largest Academic Competition

2026 National Speech & Debate Tournament Opened June 14 in Richmond, Virginia WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 National Speech & Debate Tournament, hosted by the National ...
MarketWatch

Historic 2026 National Speech & Debate Tournament to be held in Richmond, Virginia

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) is thrilled to ...
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Florida student debate award renamed to honor activist Charlie Kirk

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — As Florida high school students gear up for the annual debate and speech competition this spring, the 1st place prize just got a new name, the “Kirk award,” honoring the ...
Yahoo

NYC students to benefit from bilingual debate program

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The Young Debaters Program has been helping students from schools in Queens and Brooklyn build skills in public speaking, research, and debate. Now, after more than 15 successful ...