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 ...

Opinion: I teach college students how to argue with their families

The first commandment is: Don’t blow up. Don’t jump from the table and run for your room, hot tears splashing the floor. Your ...
KQED

In Debate Club, Teens Are Learning the Skills Adults May Have Forgotten

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 ...
Education Week

Students Aren’t Being Indoctrinated. The Real Problem Is Mistrust of Teachers

In 2021, a Tennessee high school teacher named Matthew Hawn was fired after assigning readings about white privilege and discussing race in his class—topics some parents said violated the state’s new ...