Archive forSeptember, 2009
Sep
30
DKC Schools with Strong Showing at Parli Tournament
September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Two DEBATE-Kansas City high schools had a strong showing at the first parliamentary debate tournament of the season. Sumner Academy and Lincoln Prep each had three award winning teams and they are listed below: Varsity 3rd – Lincoln Prep – Nigel Kirk and Larry Coates 4th - Sumner Academy – Ashley Hart and Mercedes Gossett 7th – Sumner [...]
Sep
30
Wyandotte Workshop Kicks Off DKC Season
September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Seven DEBATE-Kansas City high schools attended the Wyandotte Workshop on Tuesday, September 29th. At the workshop teams debate against fellow teammates in a simulated tournament. The purpose is to give novice debaters the feel for tournament competition prior to the first full tournament. Varsity debaters judged novices and provided tips on how to improve. The [...]
Sep
30
Introduction to Student Congress
September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Watch the following video as an introduction to the activity of student congress.
Sep
29
AP Story: US income gap widens as poor take hit in recession
September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
US income gap widens as poor take hit in recession WASHINGTON — The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as rippling job layoffs ravaged household budgets. The wealthiest 10 percent of Americans — those making more than $138,000 each year — earned 11.4 [...]
Sep
28
No Summer Break? Obama Says Kids Need More School
September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
From MSNBC More school? Obama could trim summer break President, education chief want to lengthen days, keep schools open later WASHINGTON – Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. Obama says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a [...]
Sep
25
DKC Alum Rock the UNI Tournament
September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Former DKC debaters and now college debate super stars Ryan Wash and Latoya Williams-Green began the season with a bang at the University of Northern Iowa tournament last weekend. Ms. Williams-Green and Mr. Wash now debate for Emporia State University and did they ever make DKC proud. Ms. Williams-Green took home the fifth place speaker [...]
Sep
18
“Lawyers in the Classroom” Press Release
September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Lawyers from Lathrop and Gage LLP have partnered with DKC and the KCMBA to take part in “Lawyers in the Classroom”. The program invites area attorneys and law students to volunteer with DKC schools. The skills needed to be a successful attorney are very similar to the skills needed to be a successful debater, so [...]
Sep
17
NYT Editorial on Poverty
September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
September 16, 2009 “A Long Way Down” It is sadly predictable that in a recession, the poor get poorer and the middle class loses ground. But even a downturn as deep and prolonged as this one cannot fully account for the desperate straits of so many Americans. The Census Bureau reported last week that the [...]
Sep
16
DKC Middle School Workshop
September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
DEBATE-Kansas City hosted its first ever Middle School Recruitment Workshop on the campus of UMKC Tuesday September 15th. One hundred and sixty students from 10 DKC middle schools attended to learn about student congress and policy debate. “It was a fun and active day. We have a lot of energy and talent at the middle [...]
Sep
11
Shocking New Poverty Data
September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
CBPP Statement: September 10, 2009 For Immediate Release Statement: Greenstein on Census’ 2008 Health Insurance and Poverty Data Today’s grim Census Bureau report shows the nation lost substantial ground in 2008 on poverty, median income, and the number of people who are uninsured. Several aspects of the Census report stand out. The number of people living in [...]
