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 ...

With a mother and a brother involved in speech and debate teams, Mentor High School rising junior Ellie Coleman decided to follow her family’s lead. According to her team coach Amy Roediger, Ellie has ...

Groton — Groton Middle School students on Monday afternoon debated a topic inspired by a real discussion in the state legislature: whether to use taxpayer dollars to feed people who are food-insecure.

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Ever since I first stepped onto the debate stage, I have been passionate about speech and debate. For the last three of my high school years, I have competed and placed nationally at major tournaments ...