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With the rapid
expansion of Urban Debate Leagues, the demand for material on how
to begin and sustain an Urban Debate League in your area is now
generally available. We suggest that you visit the following web
sites.
National Association
of Urban Debate Leagues. This national initiative office can be
reached through its director, Les Lynn, at leslynn@urbandebate.org.
Its website is www.urbandebate.org.
Debate Central.
Debate Central is a public service of the University of Vermont
and Dr. A. C. Snider, the Director of the Lawrence Debate Union.
The web site contains information and links to other sites for beginning
programs. You can also connect to a national UDL Resources and Information
site through the Debate Central. For further information linking
you to a variety of debate information, visit: http://www.debate.uvm.edu/default.html
Open Society
Institute. As a principal partner of the Urban Debate Leagues, the
Open Society Institute has generated much of the support and material
to initiate Urban Debate Leagues nationally. There website has many
resources and a great deal of information. For further information,
visit: http://www.soros.org/usdebate/
Urban Debate
League Listserve. This list serve is available for high school teachers
and college faculty and administrators to discuss issues, solve
problems, and share ideas. Curriculum materials and instructional
videos are available through this address. The listserve can be
accessed at: udl@list.uvm.edu
Baltimore Urban Debate
League. This website contains practical and useful aids for teachers
and students from one of the most successful UDLs. It can be accessed
through www.budl.org.
New York Urban Debate
League. This innovative website from the largest urban debate league
offers particularly valuable advice to emergent UDLs in its document,
"The Keys to Success." It can be visited at www.urbandebate.org.
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