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Minnesota state Representative Cedric Frazier, who will be honored at a Minnesota Urban Debate League fundraiser, said engaging students is "vitally important."

U.S. military presence, India and the Arctic were among the top five topics picked at the 2024 policy debate topic selection meeting in Iowa last weekend.

Junior Chloe Truong told Newsweek that "when I joined the I RESOLVE team, we were talking about issues that were actively impacting communities today."

"This was my last tournament, so it's good to end on a high note," senior Bianca Perkins told Newsweek.

Eight high school debaters watched the GOP primary debates and evaluated how the candidates fared.

Two high school debaters from the Washington Urban Debate League watched the GOP debate and gave each candidate a grade based on their performance.

The Dallas Urban Debate Alliance will showcase a new debate format, one focused on community action, with an Oct. 17 event.

High school debaters will present their cases at the kickoff event for NAUDL's 2023-2024 I RESOLVE series.

"You need debate, you need argument. It's something I welcome because it gets you to a better solution," Mayor Jacob Frey said at the Mayors Challenge event.

The fundraising event is set to take place in Minneapolis on September 21

"It's so nerdy, but debate is my passion in life," one of the students told Newsweek at the topic selection event.

When the Matthew Harris Ornstein Washington Summer Debate Institute began, the camp had about 30 students, but it has since grown to admit nearly 200 students.

The New York City Urban Debate League executive director is focused on teaching students how to be lifelong learners who can advocate for themselves.

Starting in 2020, NAUDL opened 10 paid internships to help alumni work on projects that would build leadership capacity and professional development.

The Chicago Debates program director said Debate en Español shows students that they should be involved in civic discourse in their native language.

The New York Parliamentary Debate League executive director said having a student-run board makes it "uniquely equipped to give students what they want."

National Speech and Debate Association Executive Director J. Scott Wunn says that "debate has always been the key for us creating a better society."

The Maryland team was named the 22nd International Public Policy Forum world champion, receiving a $10,000 grand prize.

The 2023 International Public Policy Forum Finals, featuring teams from the U.S., Canada and Singapore, kick off this weekend in New York City.