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Students tell education committee debate funding builds civic skills; $250,000 grant added to budget
Summary
High-school debaters from Mountain Brook and Northridge told the House Ways and Means — Education committee that debate teaches civic engagement and civil discourse; the chair reported a $250,000 grant administrated by American Village has been placed in the budget to expand debate programs in underserved schools.
Six high-school debaters told the House Ways and Means — Education committee that debate programs teach civil discourse and prepare students for leadership and careers.
"Through this program, you're ensuring that any student, regardless of their background, can grow into a citizen who finds empathy within arguments," Nathan Lee, a senior from Northridge High School, told the committee. Bethany Yin, a senior at Mountain Brook…
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