Archive forJanuary, 2012
Jan
31
Express Yourself: Vote on the Future of KC Schools
January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Vote here to express your view over the future of Kansas City, Missouri Public Schools. We have three options: keep the current community board, establish a system of mayoral control or a state takeover. No matter what is system is ultimately chosen, DKC hopes we can all agree that debate should be supported! Free Blog Poll [...]
Jan
20
DKC Students Treated to Special Screening of Red Tails
January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
On January 19th 150 DEBATE-Kansas City (DKC) students and their coaches received the red carpet treatment at a special screening of Red Tails as a service to urban youth who achieve academically through debate. AMC generously provided the tickets through collaboration with the Heart of America chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen. Red Tails chronicles the true story [...]
Jan
19
DKC and KC Star to Host: Competing Futures: a debate over KC schools
January 19, 2012 | 1 Comment
DEBATE-Kansas City (DKC) is proud to be co-sponsoring a public debate over the future of Kansas City, Mo. schools with the Kansas City Star on January 31st at 7:30 p.m. on the campus of UMKC. The debate will feature three DKC alumni each arguing for a different entity (current community board, mayor or state) to control Kansas [...]
Jan
17
New Policy Topic for 2012-13: Transportation Infrastructure
January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The high school policy debate topic for 2012-13 will be: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its transportation infrastructure investment in the United States. Wikipedia (we do not advise formally citing Wikipedia) lists the following as transportation infrastructure; Transportation infrastructure Road and highway networks, including structures (bridges, tunnels, culverts, retaining walls), signage and markings, electrical systems (street lighting and traffic lights), edge [...]
