The students involved brought home many accolades, including a 2nd Place Scholastic Sweepstakes, which represents all divisions containing undergraduate students combined.

David Begnaud is a CBS News contributor and previously served as the lead national correspondent for "CBS Mornings," based in New York City. Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the ...

National Speech and Debate Education Day is observed each year on the first Friday of March. This day serves as a reminder of the profound impact that speech and debate education has on students, ...

Following a triumphant showing at the Ohio Speech and Debate Association State Tournament, the Medina High School speech and ...

Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, center, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth listen in a hearing of the House ...

It is fitting that the aftermath of the death of Charlie Kirk is filled with a sudden focus on the value of free speech. This man who held fast to his views while always welcoming the views of others ...

Four years ago, the Columbia Public Schools speech and debate program was struggling, potentially on its last legs. The district could not find a teacher for Hickman High School, and at the other ...

Speech and debate students from Flathead, Glacier, Columbia Falls and Whitefish high schools are headed to nationals following the District Qualifying Tournament in Whitefish. Double qualifiers must ...