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Educational Research

Spring 2019
This study adds to the limited literature based on extracurricular debate, examining a 10-year longitudinal sample of Baltimore City Public School System students.

 

Journal of Negro Education

Summer 2015
Positive Youth Development and Participation in an Urban Debate League: Results from Chicago Public Schools, 1997-2007 Susannah Anderson Policy & Research Group of New Orleans Briana Mezuk Virginia Commonwealth University Research suggests that participation in co-curricular and extracurricular activities improves students’ academic outcomes.

 

Minnesota Public Schools Evaluation of the Urban Debate Program

2014-2015
The evaluation found that UDL has the potential to be a positive addition to MPS schools out-of-school time offerings.

 

Journal of Adolescence

1997-2007
This study investigates the relationship between participating in a high school debate program on college-readiness in the Chicago Public School district over a 10-year period.

 

Impact of Participating in a Policy Debate Program on Academic Achievement: Evidence from the Chicago Debate League

September 2011
This study investigates the relationship between participating in a high school debate program on college-readiness in the Chicago Public School district over a 10-year period.

 

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