National Association for Urban Debate Leagues

National Association for Urban Debate Leagues
AbbreviationNAUDL
HeadquartersChicago

The National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL) is a Chicago-based non-profit organization that prepares low income students of color to succeed in college and in their future careers by organizing and supporting competitive debate teams in urban public schools across the country. The NAUDL engages in advocacy and fundraising on behalf of Urban Debate Leagues (UDLs), which operate at 500 high schools and middle schools in 19 cities across the U.S., including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles.[1] Debate is believed to improve critical thinking skills and educational outcomes.[2]

A map of core Urban Debate Network cities, expansion cities, and prospective sites for new UDLs.
  1. ^ "Urban Debate Quick Facts". About Urban Debate. NAUDL. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ^ Barfield, Kenny (1989). A study of the relationship between active participation in interscholastic debating and the development of critical thinking skills with implications for school administrators and instructional leaders. University of Alabama.