Boston Debate League

The Boston Debate League (BDL) is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the Boston Public Schools (BPS) to support policy debate teams in middle and high schools and to train BPS teachers to use debate as part of their classroom practice. For the last 15 years, the BDL has been bringing together an active community of students, teachers, administrators, and community leaders devoted to improving education and life skills of young people in Boston. The BDLs 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 BDLs focus is to make a significant impact on the schools it serves by implementing two core programs, each with a proven track record of success over the last several years. After-School Debate (ASD), the BDLs flagship program, builds debate teams open to all students who then have the opportunity to compete with students across t...