WHAT IS URBAN DEBATE?
According to the National Association of Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL), debate is an academic sport that builds critical thinking skills. Each year, high school debaters throughout the country debate a single complex policy question for an entire year. Debaters compete at weekend tournaments and alternate sides, arguing for the resolution in one round and against it in the next. Urban debate programs give urban students access to the same academically rigorous debate programs available to their suburban peers.