Boston Debate League

About The Boston Debate League (BDL) is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the Boston Public Schools (BPS) to support academic policy debate teams in Boston public middle and high schools and to train BPS teachers to use policy debate as part of their classroom practice. The BDL has been bringing together an active community of students, teachers, administrators, and community leaders devoted to improving education and life skills of urban youth in Boston for the last ten years. The BDL’s mission is to integrate argumentation and competitive debate into BPS schools to develop critical thinkers ready for college, career, and engagement with the world around them. The BDL’s focus is to make a significant impact on the BPS schools it serves by implementing two core programs, each with a proven track record of success over the last several years. The After-School Debate League (ASDL), the BDL’s flagship program, builds large debate teams open to all students who then have the opportunity to develop their debating skills and compete with students across the city. Through the Evidence-Based Argumentation (EBA) program, the BDL supports all teachers in a school with professional development sessions and observations as they use debate and argumentation to transform the academic atmosphere and expectations in their classrooms. Results have consistently shown the positive impact of debate and argumentation on students and classrooms. For example, students who participate in debate teams have demonstrated significantly higher performance on many of the standard indicators of college readiness, including standardized tests, GPAs, and Advanced Placement tests. BDL’s long term vision is to promote and support entire schools made up of classrooms of debaters and an entire educational system made up of such schools. see less See all All Images Documents Videos Ads Sort by: Top Stay one step ahead See exclusive Premium insights on 450k+ companies Upgrade to Premium No alt text provided for this image Boston Debate League Boston Debate League 387 followers 6mo • 6 months ago Follow We're so excited to partner with John Hancock to host four #MLKScholars this summer! LIKE 5 Like Comment Share Send Be the first to comment on this Boston Debate League Boston Debate League 387 followers 1mo • 1 month ago Follow We're hiring! Check out our job posting for a Director of External Affairs here: https://lnkd.in/dxnKyk8 Careers bostondebate.org • 1 min read Boston Debate League (BDL) is a non-profit organization that offers debate and argumentation programs for young people in Greater Boston, with a commitment to serving students of color and other students who have been denied these educational... LIKE 3 Like Comment Share Send Be the first to comment on this Boston Debate League Boston Debate League 387 followers 7mo • 7 months ago Follow Former debaters -- you have 3 more days to complete the quick BDL alumni survey! Here's the link: https://lnkd.in/e38FDxC No alt text provided for this image BDL Alumni Survey docs.google.com