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EventsNew York debate league values life skills over trophies
The New York City Urban Debate League executive director is focused on teaching students how to be lifelong learners who can advocate for themselves.
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EventsNAUDL fellowship helps put debaters on career paths using lawyers' advice
Starting in 2020, NAUDL opened 10 paid internships to help alumni work on projects that would build leadership capacity and professional development.
My student loan costs me $700 a month. I need forgiveness
My income to debt ratio is so high because of my student loans, it weighs my credit down.
Student loan cancellation gives Biden "anger fuel" for campaign
The president's new plans for student loan relief could hand him a "win-win" for 2024, political experts say.
Student loan forgiveness victory as Biden cancels debt for 800K borrowers
The Biden administration will automatically forgive $39 billion in student debt for 804,000 borrowers.
Student loan debt could be paid off to attract employees in California
Los Angeles County is trying to help its employees pay back their student debt so they can buy homes and have kids, things that they have been putting off.
Students to pay less as California expands scholarship scheme
The Middle Class Scholarship is now worth $859 million.
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TeamsBoston coach encourages debate "no matter what language you speak"
Boston International Newcomers Academy debate coach Lorenis Nova says that the activity "stays with you from beginning to end."
Our Terrible Education System Is To Blame for Low Test Scores
Is it that COVID-19 truly set us back so much, or is that just a convenient scapegoat?
Students are refusing to pay back their loans after Supreme Court ruling
One social media user commented: "I already know what the student loan decision will be and I'm just not gonna pay?"
"Crippled with debt": Students start GoFundMes to pay for loans
About 43 million Americans have federal student loan debt that collectively totals $1.757 trillion, according to the Department of Education.
I work in college admissions. Asians didn't win at SCOTUS
Asian students may benefit very little even if affirmative action is over.
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EventsSpanish-language debate program helps "ostracized" students feel included
The Chicago Debates program director said Debate en Español shows students that they should be involved in civic discourse in their native language.
Supreme Court uses Nancy Pelosi words to overturn student loan cancellation
The Court's six conservative justices quoted Pelosi in their majority opinion that effectively shut down the student debt relief program.
California student commutes by plane to avoid high rental costs
The L.A.-based student took a total of 238 flights and flew 92,089 miles while attending his MA program at the University of California, Berkeley.
Student loan cancellation update: States with best forgiveness plans
Last year, there were 129 state-level student debt cancellation plans in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Here are the best and worst.
Clarence Thomas attacks Ketanji Brown Jackson over affirmative action
The Supreme Court's two Black justices found themselves on opposite sides of the court's opinion in two high-stakes affirmative action cases.
Flourishing Fundamentals: Families, Opportunities, and Data Narratives
Child poverty is much more about the lack of parenting and supportive family life than about cash flows to parents.
Republicans raise alarms about student loan repayments
A GOP senator and representative warn that the resumption of loan payments will lead to economic fallout and that federal officials are "ill prepared."
Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness defeat could cost him re-election
A ruling against Biden could "depress" his support in 2024, according to a leading political scientist.
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EventsStudent-led debate league hopes to change competition's legacy of exclusion
The New York Parliamentary Debate League executive director said having a student-run board makes it "uniquely equipped to give students what they want."
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DebatesD.C. debater uses argument skills to enact change in city schools
If he loses at a tournament, Haven Howard will "fully submerge" himself in researching a topic and view defeat "as a reason to gain knowledge about something."
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Teams"Scrappy little team" from Houston makes top 64 at debate championship
The Westchester Academy for International Studies debate team formed five years ago and has only qualified for nationals three times.
Students protest school's transgender bathroom rules
A group of students in Canada is pushing for gender neutral bathrooms that transgender people can use instead of the male- or female-only ones.
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EventsNSDA director says events empower students to "use their voice for good"
National Speech and Debate Association Executive Director J. Scott Wunn says that "debate has always been the key for us creating a better society."
Bryan Kohberger "laying groundwork" for motion to dismiss—Attorney
Kohberger's attorneys said they are sure exculpatory evidence exists, and should have been presented to the grand jury.
The best time to wake up to improve your memory, from a neuroscientist
Getting a good night's sleep is essential for our health and memory, a neuroscientist tells Newsweek.
Staffing failures called out after middle schoolers deface Pride signs
A subset of students reacted to a voluntary Pride spirit day by tearing down signs, putting up "inappropriate" stickers, and shouting "U.S.A. are my pronouns."
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MentorsD.C. debate coach pushes students to ponder life's biggest questions
One student said Messai Yigletu has helped her learn to walk the "fragile line" of balancing self-awareness, humility and confidence.
Students are refusing to pay back their loans when payment pause ends
The bipartisan debt ceiling deal seems to rule out a ninth extension for the COVID-era student loan payment pause.