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 ...

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Hinsdale Central High School is the only school in Illinois to be listed by the National Speech & Debate Association among the top 100 schools in the US.

A few minutes later, those same students took their seats in the audience for the mayoral debate. It was a lively night, ...

Presidential debates can be just as much about what candidates don't say. — -- Presidential debates may be mainly about what the candidates say – but it can be just as much about what they don’t ...

As Florida high school students gear up for the annual debate and speech competition this spring, the 1st place prize just ...