Jacob Frey and Melvin Carter, the new mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, served as judges June 7 at the Minnesota Urban Debate Leagueās Great Education Debate at Augsburg.
Augsburg’s urban debate leagueĀ program provides resources and programming to supportĀ competitive academic debate at Twin Cities high schools and middle schools. The goal isĀ to empower students through competitive academic debate to become engaged learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens who are effective advocates for themselves and their communities.
At the debate, four students presented arguments on the topic of investing in career technical education as an alternative to four-year college degrees. Both Frey and Carter gave tips and feedback to the participants.
āYou have mastered a skill that has largely been lost in American society, which is the ability to debate respectfully,ā Frey told the students.
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Learn more about the Minnesota Urban Debate League .