National Association For Urban Debate Leagues Careers in Chicago, IL

The National Association for Urban Debate Leagues prepares low income students to succeed in college and their future careers by organizing and supporting competitive debate teams in urban public schools throughout the country. Debate is a competitive academic activity that builds reading, research, communication and critical thinking skills. High school debaters throughout the country debate a single complex policy question, or resolution, for an entire year. Competitive debate has always been available to students at suburban schools, but twenty years ago it disappeared from more cash-strapped urban public schools. Urban debate levels the playing field and gives urban students access to the same type of academically rigorous debate available to suburban students. Today, urban debate is flourishing in nineteen cities around the country. Each year, more than 7,000 students participate in urban debate. Debate prepares students for college and careers by building reading, research and cr